When I was growing up, “like a girl” was an insult. But nowadays, who wouldn’t want to throw like Mo’Ne Davis, run like Mary Cain, or use her brain cells like Deepika Kurup? Girls can do so many amazing things, which is why I am celebrating April with a Girl Power Giveaway: you can win… Read more »
Dawn Ackroyd, a Grade 3 teacher from Calgary, Alberta, managed to thaw out enough to participate in the Teacher Tuesday quiz. Thanks, Dawn! Let’s dive in. Fill in the blank: You should never read and (blank) at the same time. You should never read and vacuum at the same time. It seemed like a good… Read more »
I just know Augusta Scattergood and I would’ve been best friends had we met as kids. We would’ve been the quiet ones, in the back of the room, trying to read our library books during math lessons. As it turned out, I met Augusta in person on one of the saddest days of my life…. Read more »
On this day, in 1950, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias won the Fifth US Women’s Open Golf Tournament. Thinking about this makes me think about how, when I was growing up, doing things “like a girl” was an insult. I am so thrilled we have outgrown that way of thinking! I mean, who wouldn’t want to throw like… Read more »
Stephanie Trautman, who teaches in Beverly Hills, Michigan, is a Twitter friend who jumped right in when I asked for more teachers to play the Teacher Tuesday quiz. Thanks, Stephanie! You know the drill, so let’s begin. Fill in the blank: You should never read and blank at the same time. You should never read… Read more »
I am delighted to introduce my dear friend, Ann Whitford Paul, to you today. Ann and I go way back — in fact, she knew me long before I was ever published. Her friendship has meant the world to me, and I am also very grateful for her critical eye when it comes to improving… Read more »
After finishing The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (which I adored — it ranks up there with And Ladies of the Club for me), I reached for Hannah’s Dream by Portland author, Diane Hammond. It was the perfect follow-up — another heartwarming read about characters I came to care about deeply. I’d met Diane,… Read more »
There are blessings to being snowed in. I’m thinking of all the calories I’ve burned off shoveling snow, for one thing. But I’ve also had a bit of time to tackle something that’s been on my to-do list since I attended the Kidlit Blogosphere conference in Portland back in September: A new blog! Dear friends… Read more »