In the past couple of days, I’ve received the Liebster Blog award not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES! I’m really feeling the love! My gratitude goes to Bethany Telles at Perched in a Tree, Rena J. Traxel, at Rena J. Traxel: Writer. Poet. Humorist, and Debbie LaCroix at Little Debbie Writes. To read more […]
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I’ve been awarded a “Kreativ Blogger Award” by Debbie Johansson, an Australian writer of YA, and all things scary and mysterious. Thanks, Debbie! The rules are that I am to tell you ten things about myself and then forward the award on to six other bloggers. Read more to read more…
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The first month of the 12 x 12 2012 picture book draft writing challenge has been a good one. We’re developing a great community, especially through the Facebook Group. It’s been fun to see people post their accomplishments and have others leap in to cheer them on. Resources, blogposts and encouragement are regularly shared. Julie
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I want to thank all of you for participating in the giveaway for two copies of Raising Bookworms: Getting Your Kids Reading for Pleasure and Empowerment by Emma Walton Hamilton. I especially want to thank those who posted about literacy on their blogs, and let me know so that I could read their blogs and
And the Winners (of “Raising Bookworms”) Are… Read More »
A B C D E F G… If you know your ABCs, perhaps you’d like to join me in April in the A to Z Blogging Challenge. Beginning April 1st, hundreds of people will be blogging daily all that month (except for Sundays after the 1st) using the letters of the alphabet as springboards for
Do You Know your A B Cs? A to Z Blogging Challenge is coming up! Read More »
I am delighted that three people responded to my challenge to blog about literacy. Not only did that earn them an extra entry in my giveaway of Emma Walton Hamilton’s book Raising Bookworms, but it reached more people with an important message. One person posted (different posts) on both her blogs! I want to give
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A wonderful way to encourage children’s enjoyment of reading and being read to is to share poetry with them from an early age. My mother and I loved to recite poetry to and with each other, and we shared poetry together until her last days. In the last couple of years of her life,
Julie Andrews Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies Read More »
It’s all very well for me to sit here and say, “Get your kids to enjoy reading!” “Reading is important!” “Make reading a joyful experience!” I can hear you all the way from wherever you’re sitting saying, “But HOW?” It would be nice if it was as simple as making sure kids have access to
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