Monthly Archives: March 2025

Music Inspires Art

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Jennie

Music plays a huge role in preschool.  It fills the hearts of children and inspires them to ‘be’, to open up and express their feelings.  They dance to music and soak up the feeling it gives them.  While young children … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Eric Carle, Expressing words and feelings, Inspiration, joy, music, preschool, Teaching young children, The Arts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 78 Comments

No Captain? Brilliant!

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Jennie

The Boston Bruins hockey team had a major change of players last week.  The team captain was traded, along with three other terrific players.  It was a shock. The ‘front office’ announced there would be no team captain for the … Continue reading →

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Jim Trelease, His Million-Copy Bestseller Book, and Me.

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Jennie

This is a blog repost of Jim Trelease, the (late) author of the million-copy best seller, The Read-Aloud Handbook.  This week I had a  lovely, heartfelt comment on this long-ago post from Jamie Trelease – Jim’s son.  “Thank you, Jennie, … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Early Education, Inspiration, Jim Trelease, literacy, reading, reading aloud, reading aloud | Tagged , | 70 Comments

More Amanda Books to our Library

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Jennie

The Groton Public Library has most of Darlene Foster’s wonderful Amanda books, but not all. My last delivery included six books. Now there are ten books in the series. I was excited to gift the rest to the library. So … Continue reading →

Posted in books, chapter reading, children's books, Giving, literacy, reading | Tagged , , | 79 Comments

Peter H. Reynold’s Words – ‘Great Children’s Books are Dipped in Words and Art.’

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Jennie
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Saying Thank You to Charles French was Very Special. Thank You, Sally

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Jennie
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A Visit to the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Jennie

I have always loved Paddington Bear.  My two books are well worn, including puppy teeth marks.  I’ve read the books a zillion times to our children and to my preschool class. When I learned that R.W. Alley, the current Paddington … Continue reading →

Posted in art, books, children's books, Eric Carle, Eric Carle Museum, Inspiration, literacy, museums, reading, The Arts | Tagged , , , , , | 63 Comments