I thought I’d try something new today and post a Discovery Project. Feel free to: a) immediately disregard this if you already have so much on your plate that the mere whisper of a word like “project” sends cold chills …
Tag: children’s books
reading while the libraries are closed…ideas and resources
A warm April hello to all my fellow readers out there from Minneapolis, where our libraries have been closed for a couple of weeks. Woe and alas! I’m guessing that many of you, likewise, are operating without access to a …
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women’s history: plenty strong
My final post for this year’s Women’s History Month takes us to the world of sport. If any of you are living where libraries are still open, you can grab these books. For the rest, maybe reading a post that’s …
women’s history: with brush and song
I realize that for quite a few of us, our public libraries are now temporarily closed. (Pause for a moment of wailing!) I don’t want to rub salt into wounds by posting lots of shiny new books that you can’t …
encouragement for a new day and a new way
A warm hello to all of you around the world, figuring out how to make life work for you and the little ones in your sphere in this rapidly-changing landscape. Are you feeling a bit like you got caught in …
comforting stories for corona-times
Hello, Marmalade Friends! It’s getting a little crazy out there, right? Routines have gone out the window. Events long-anticipated are being canceled. Stores are completely sold out of TP! I mean — right there is where it gets real! Seriously, …
women’s history: science, not silence
Today we’re looking at women who have forged paths in the sciences, an area formerly said to be beyond the reach of the female mind! Hats off to these thinkers and discoverers! Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped …
a March melange
Today I’ve got a batch of books to add spice to your March reading stacks. Let’s get started with some hints of spring. March in Minnesota did not come roaring in like a lion this year. It has been warmer …
women’s history: truth-seekers and speakers
Hi dear Orange Marmalade readers! First order of business today is the winner of the Paddington giveaway, and I just have to say — you all!! I would like to visit every one of you! What delightful ideas you have …
a sweet Paddington **giveaway**
Hello friends! Today I’ve got a sweet-and-sticky giveaway, courtesy of the good folks at Chicago Review Press and Rosanne Tolin, author of a brand new biography of Paddington Bear’s creator, Michael Bond. More than Marmalade: Michael Bond and the …
