Posts Tagged ‘Books’
Short and Sweet
This week I’m mixing things up a bit. One quick story and then something cool. The Story I had the opportunity to have a catch with my oldest on Saturday. It’s been a while since we threw the ball around, and it was a perfect Autumn day for it. We talked a little about stuff,…
Read MoreThe Prodigal Son Returns
A lot has happened since my last blog entry. I must apologize for taking a mini sabbatical, but life and such does sometimes get in the way. In 1981 Styx said “I’ve got too much time on my hands”. They obviously didn’t have 2 small children starting their school year at the time. Not to…
Read MoreKidLit BookDare September 2013
Welcome readers to the September BookDare. Not familiar with the BookDare? Here’s a quick review: Visit the blog each month for the 4 themes. Read a book for each theme. Talk about your books in the comments or on twitter (#BookDare). Get entered to win the prize. (Enter by posting the books you read in…
Read MoreKidLit BookDare August 2013
Wow. Just wow. I am blown away by the great response to the first ever KidLit BookDare reading challenge. Thank you to everyone who participated. That said, August is here, which means a whole new set of BookDares. Not familiar with the BookDare? Here’s a quick review: Visit the blog each month for the 4…
Read MoreWhat’s All This About Circles?
If you’ve been following the blog, you should know that my younger son, The Little One, sees the world differently than the rest of the family. We try to reach out to him in all different kinds of ways, music, art, games, and of course, books. One of my favorites to read with him is…
Read MoreTry Something New: BookDare, a Kidlit Reading Challenge
Do you enjoy reading kidlit? If the answer is yes, then you’re in the right spot. Welcome to the first ever Kidlit BookDare! So, what exactly is the Kidlit BookDare?
Read MoreMy kid is a What?
When The Boy was 2 we had a series of incidents at his daycare. He had a friend that he had spent every day with since they were about 6 weeks old. This boy’s parent stopped talking to The Wife and I, and rumors started flowing around the daycare. We eventually found out that our…
Read MoreYour Best of List is Wrong
Earlier this week The Wife Person asked me to make a list of my favorite picture books. My initial thought paralleled this tweet: Favorite Picture Book? How can you choose? How about my favorite as of this minute… @Lisalibtech It can be very difficult to make a ‘best of’ list. Someone will always say you…
Read MoreBooks: Pieces of Awesome You Can Carry.
The other day I found a box of books in the basement. This is not unusual as I ran out of shelf space a few years ago, and I keep a lot of books down there. I can hear the bibliophile’s groaning, but when it comes to books, I’m a bit of a hoarder. I…
Read MoreNo one is as smart as everyone
I had a great post planned for today. It was full of bang and zip. It had all kinds of cool thoughts in it. And, it made absolutely no sense. As I said in a previous post, sometimes you need to fail to succeed. While I was pondering the mess that my post had become,…
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