Celebrating Our Dot Day 2017What is your name? How old are you? And how will you make your mark on the world? I'm writing this post on the eve of our week of virtual...
Top 10 Tuesday: Books About PrincessesToday is the first day of school in our county and it's my first year at a new school. In my decade plus in school librarianship I have...
Top 10 Tuesday: Board Book Hidden GemsI've mentioned before that we're up to our ears in board books (and a 2-year-old daughter (who likes to be read to all the time), but...
International Dot Day 2017I've been celebrating International Dot Day with students for more years than I can remember, but still my favorite part of the...
Top 10 Tuesday: New Books with School ThemesI've moved into my new library at Swansfield Elementary, but even though the students won't start until after Labor Day, back-to-school...
Children's Activity Calendar: September 2017The children's activity calendar I created for Upstart for the month of September is now available online for free. Share with teachers,...