August 2014

When you’re trying to interest reluctant readers,these are the books (by Alvin Schwartz) to put in their hands. The pacing is perfect: scary, scarier, scariest! But not so scary as to give nightmares. ALL of his books are delightful.

When you’re trying to interest reluctant readers, these are the books (by Alvin Schwartz) to put in their hands. The pacing is perfect: scary, scarier, scariest! But not so scary as to give nightmares. ALL of his books are delightful.   What do you think of sisters that do everything together? Sisters who play, swim,

Bogeys of the Arctic Circle Picture yourself here…the Arctic Circle…looking at the Northern Lights. But that’s not all you’ll see. There’s the string monster, a creature that will punish you if you don’t do your chores and instead, play string games. There’s the Mahaha, a skinny creature, blue in color and ice cold to the

From Bogeyman 101by Karen Hokanson MIller  Imagine this! You’re in the woods, alone, when suddenly you hear “thump, thump thump.” That’s the sound of a giant wood churn bumping over the forest floor. That’s the sound of Baba Yaga, who’s coming after you!

In my chapter about Baba Yaga, Natasha tricks the old witch into relinquishing Natasha’s little brother, whom she is fattening up for dinner. Baba Yaga wasn’t always bad, just unpredictable. Who knew if she’d invite you for dinner, or to BE dinner?