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Tag Archives: Kate DiCamillo
Eric Carle and Kate DiCamillo
Getting more than what you expected is a wonderful thing. When that ‘more’ lingers for weeks, that’s a bonus. I went to the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art a few weeks ago to hear Newbery Award winning author … Continue reading
Posted in Author interview, Book Review, books, children's books, Early Education, Eric Carle, museums, picture books, reading, reading aloud
Tagged Author presentation, children's books, Early Education, End Papers, Eric Carle, Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, House For Hermit Crab, Inspiration, Kate DiCamillo, picture books, reading books to children
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A Story of Reading Aloud
Author Kate DiCamillo tells a childhood story of her teacher reading aloud, when she was in second grade. It is powerful. She remembers every detail… including the class bully. “It’s 1972, and I’m 8 years old and in second grade … Continue reading
Posted in books, chapter reading, children's books, Early Education, Imagination, Inspiration, reading, reading aloud, reading aloud, storytelling
Tagged chapter reading, children's books, Early Education, Kate DiCamillo, reading aloud, reading books to children, the magic of reading aloud
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Meeting A Favorite Author, Kate DiCamillo
If I taught third grade, I’d be reading aloud to children Because of Winn-Dixie. If I taught fourth grade, I’d be reading aloud The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. If I taught fifth grade I’d be reading aloud Flora and Ulysses. The … Continue reading
Posted in Author interview, Book Review, books, chapter reading, children's books, Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, Imagination, Inspiration, reading aloud, reading aloud, Teaching young children, Writing
Tagged Because of Winn-Dixie, Book Review, chapter reading, Charlotte's Web, children's books, Imagination, Kate DiCamillo, literacy, Louisiana's Way Home, Meeting an Author, reading aloud, reading books to children, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
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Really Understanding Children
Beverly came to camp a little late. She quickly joined all the campers as we were singing camp songs, hoping no one would notice her. She wore her signature no-smile, crossed her arms, and plunked herself down beside me. She … Continue reading
Writing to an Author
I write and I read. When I read something that knocks my socks off, I write to the author. This doesn’t happen often. Perhaps that’s because it takes quite a lot to knock my socks off. Yet when I do … Continue reading