Archive for 2010
Technology
February 3, 2010
“Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” Pablo Picasso “A study out this week confirms every modern parent’s fears: We’ve raised a whole new generation of gadget addicts. The Kaiser Family Foundation released a study that says young people spend more than 7½ hours every day — or about 53 hours a week […]
Lewis Carroll
January 27, 2010
So many books offer insights and wisdoms I want to remember, ponder, savor and share. Hence why I love looking for “souvenirs—” a quote from the story I want to remember— in the books I read. Here is one of my many favorite “souvenirs” from Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. “Sometimes I’ve believed […]
Children’s Book Awards 2010
January 19, 2010
Visit http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/index.cfm and learn more about the awards for excellence in Children’s literature. But— do stop and ask yourself: ~ Which books do you love that never won an award! ~ Which books do you think deserve an award? ~ If you could make up an award—what would it be? Let’s congratulate the award winners […]
Martin Luther King ~January, 15 1929-April, 4 1968
January 18, 2010
Two books that honor the sprit of Martin Luther King Marching For Freedom: Walk Together Children, and Don’t You Grow Weary by Elizabeth Partridge, takes readers to the months of protest that culminated in the landmark march from Selma to Montgomery inn 1965, focusing on the courageous children who marched alongside King. The photos that […]
Happy Birthday Alan Alexander Milne— A.A. Milne (January 18 1982- January 1956)
January 18, 2010
“You can’t stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” A.A. Milne Pooh Bear has many friends—“fearful Piglet, bossy Rabbit, single-minded Kanga, glum and underappreciated Eeyore, and energetic Tiger —and who can resist the charm of Winnie-the-Pooh himself, who loves “ a […]
