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Photo Prompt Story: Oscar Learns A Lesson

Originally posted on beetleypete:
This is a short story, in 748 words. It was prompted by the above photo of an image, sent to me by Jennie Fitzkee. https://jenniefitzkee.com/ Oscar wasn’t a bad boy. Not one of those ‘deep down’…

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Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives – #PreSchool – From Little House on the Prairie, to Geography, to Maps, to Mount Rushmore, to History… And More by Jennie Fitzkee

Thank you for sharing one of my favorite blog posts, Sally. Reading aloud one of the best classic children’s books is exciting. When a book makes children question, and takes them to other journeys of learning, it is in a … Continue reading

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MUSIC, MUSIC AND MORE MUSIC…………

Originally posted on theutopiauniverse:
Listening to music is known to be one of the most uplifting things we can to, if you want to change your mood in seconds Music is your answer,who does not have some kind of artefact…

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Photo Prompt Story: Arachnophobia

Originally posted on beetleypete:
This is a short story, in 940 words. It was prompted by the above photo, sent to me by Jennie Fitzkee. https://jenniefitzkee.com/ It wasn’t Scott’s fault, but he couldn’t be home much when Taylor was little.…

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Michael Bond, creator of Paddington Bear, 1926-2017 #inmemoriam #MichaelBond #Paddingtonbear

My apologies for neglecting to include “A Bear Called Paddington”, or frankly any of Michael Bond’s delightful Paddington Bear books in my favorite bear books blog posts. While this was a serious error, it prompted Geoff Le Pard to forward … Continue reading

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The Female Librarians Who Delivered Books On Horseback

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Dusty Old Thing recently published an article by Rose Heichelbech about The Fierce Female Librarians Who Delivered Books On Horseback During The Great Depression. While everyone’s heard of the Pony Express, this is a rarely-told…

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The Crossing Guard Chronicles: The ‘One Minute Teacher’

Originally posted on S'amusing:
If you had one minute a day to spend with kids, what would you do with it, the one minute? It’s not much time to make a positive impact, is it? Or, is it? Certainly,…

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New York Public Library Most Checked Out Books of All Time

When I read this post, I wasn’t surprised. I was thrilled. These are the oldies and goodies, with a few new books sprinkled in. The number one, Ezra Jack Keats “The Snowy Day”, goes back to my my earliest years … Continue reading

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Quotations On Creativity

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://en.wikipedia.org) “Creativity takes courage. ”                                                                Henri Matisse (https://en.wikipedia.org) “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”                                                                Maya Angelou (https://en.wikipedia.org) “The knowledge of all things…

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