I guess there are a million and one reasons to still love the community library. My co-blogger Joan gave us some brilliant reasons in A LIBRARY AWAITS and I can only agree with everything she said. Furthermore, I have to add – the first thing I did when I moved to town was check out the library.…
A STROLL THROUGH A STORY! Educators have come up with an ingenious way to use a kid’s innate love of the outdoors as a hook to connect them with and foster a love of reading. On two separate walks, in two separate local parks, in two separate states, I saw two of my favorite things…
That has always been my philosophy. How perfect is it that my granddaughter and I have teamed up with an organization called GIVE MORE HUGS to entice more kids into the magic world of reading? What better advocate could we have for that group than the totally huggable little fairy? The great philosophy of this wonderfully…
And I believe I can transfer my magic to kids! Books provide enchanting journeys to other worlds and reading is the magic wand we use to tap into that magic. I have some partners in my quest to spread the magic of reading: United Way of Westchester/Putnam, JCY-Westchester Community Partners and the Yonkers Public Library. The Library’s summer…
I love visiitng classrooms and lending wings to kids to help their imaginations take flight. If I don’t have enough real wings for everyone, I teach them the WINGS UP! sign.* I thought it was just me – because I love magic and the magical possibilities created through reading. But no! Now there is a study…
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