Who doesn’t love unconditional love? If you’ve forgotten how to do it yourself, read I Will Love you Anyway, a probably true story told by “dog” himself and Mick Inkpen (il. By Chloe Inkpen). Dog confesses he sneaks socks, shoes, and gloves for the best reason of you, they smell of you. He runs away […]
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Take your pick: FaceTime, Skype or Lap Book! Stop Following Me, Moon!
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I’m a tutor as well as writer. Common Core and EOG’s are coming SOON! This was an excellent site for a practice test in math.
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GREAT stories with STRONG female heroines from Nancy Schimmel’s “Just Enough to Make a Story: A Sourcebook for Storytellers.” WITH THANKS to Nancy Schimmel Just Enough to Make a Story: A Sourcebook for Storytellers (Sisters’ Choice, 1992) Ashpet, in Grandfather Tales by Richard Chase. Houghton, 1948. A Cinderella variant in which Ashpet is a
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Ever want to know what a six-year-old thinks? Read the Dory books by Abby Hanlon. Dory, aka Rascal, lives in a world of imaginary friends and monsters. There is Mr. Nuggy, a fairy godmother who communicates by banana, and there is Mary, a cross between a Sendak wild thing and a puppy, (or is it
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I have a new category of books: COZY YA. There’s no mayhem or murder. My first pick is The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz (Newberry Award winner). It’s the 1900’s in America. Joan runs away from the farm and her brutish Father. Through luck and pluck, Joan gains a position as a hired girl
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Leroy Ninker Saddles upBy Kate DiCamilloIl. By Chris Van DusenPick this for an early chapter book and predictive reading.There’s Perfect comedic timing,punchline funny charactersHilarious artworkAnd a tender story.Tiny Leroy Ninker wants a horseHe can’t be a cowboy without one.The fact that he has no money, no ranch, doesn’t stop him.
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Jeremy Draws a Monster By Peter McCarty Jeremy’s too shy to make friends. Fortunately, he’s clever, though and draws one. Unfortunately, who happens to be a monster. Unfortunately, Jeremy discovers that a monster does what a monster wants to do. He orders Jeremy around and is a thoroughly disagreeable guest. Fortunately, Jeremy is clever. Does a