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Tag Archives: Meeting an Author
Thank You to the Eric Carle Museum, and Kate DiCamillo’s New Book.
Just before the pandemic hit, the Eric Carle Museum asked me if they could include in their quarterly newsletter my story, my blog post, about visiting the museum and hearing author Kate DiCamillo speak. Yes! Of course, yes! They enjoy … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, books, children's books, Early Education, Eric Carle, Expressing words and feelings, Giving thanks, Inspiration, reading, Teaching young children, Writing
Tagged Chapter reading books, children's books, Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Inspiration, Kate DiCamillo, literacy, Meeting an Author, Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem
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Meeting Author Ryan T. Higgins
I was fortunate to meet Ryan Higgins, a favorite children’s book author, at the Eric Carle Museum last week. He read aloud his new picture book, Santa Bruce. I’m a big fan of his Mother Bruce books, so I grabbed that … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, books, children's books, Early Education, museums, picture books, preschool, reading, reading aloud, reading aloud
Tagged Book Review, children's books, Early Education, Eric Carle Museum, Meeting an Author, Mother Bruce, picture books, reading aloud, Ryan T. Higgins, Santa Bruce
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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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Meeting Yet Another Author
Mount Holyoke College in Western Massachusetts hosts children’s book authors, and recently Patricia MacLachlan was a speaker. Remember Sarah, Plain and Tall? It was the first book that made me cry as an adult. Mandatory reading for my children when … Continue reading
Posted in Author interview, Early Education, Imagination, Inspiration, Patricia MacLachlan, picture books, reading, reading aloud
Tagged chapter reading, children's books, Early Education, Meeting an Author, Patricia MacLachlan, reading books to children, Sarah Plain and Tall, The Iridescence of Birds, The Poet's Dog
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