One of the heartening pieces of the crisis we’ve landed in has been the beauty springing up in big and small ways around the world. Choosing to look for joy, goodness, beauty, is a positive move we can make even …
Tag: music
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 …
Riches for All: It’s Black History Month
February is Black History Month, a time when we purpose to read and learn about the Black experience and about gifted Black individuals in our world. As I read to gather titles for this post, I was struck by how …
Orange Marmalade 2018 Non-Electronic Gift Guide: artistry all around!
Today’s list celebrates artistic endeavors… the joy of creating in wide-ranging forms, from blacksmithing to bread-baking, bell ringing to tap dancing. Let these gift ideas inspire others that are particularly suited to your child…or yourself! I’ve provided links to cool …
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how sweet the sound
How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace, written by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Frank Morrison published in 2018 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers Such a unique subject for a picture book, this vigorous, gorgeous look at …
like a bridge over troubled water
Simon and Garfunkel were a major part of my childhood soundtrack during the 60s and 70s… … and as many Baby Boomers did, I introduced my own kids to their music as well. It just never gets old. I’m not …
a lush new fantasy…with just a dusting of Christmas
The Wonderling, written and illustrated by Mira Bartók published in 2017 by Candlewick Press Arthur is a groundling, a curious part-animal, part-human creature whose dear fox face and lovely chestnut eyes speak volumes of the sensitive, kind heart within. His …
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nonfiction gems recently read
The Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori & the Invention of the Piano, written by Elizabeth Rusch, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman published in 2017 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers Fascinating! The evolution of today’s piano from its ancestors the clavichord …
the hills really are alive with the sound of music…music’s origins in nature
The African Orchestra, written by Wendy Hartmann, illustrated by Joan Rankin published in 2017 by Crocodile Books, Interlink Publishing Group That buzzing cicada? That crackle-snap of a seed pod breaking? The thunder of hooves as a herd of zebras races …
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ten for the long, lingering hours of sunlight
We’re coming up on the longest days of the year here in the northern hemisphere. Plenty of time for extra bedtime stories. These are all full of joy, starting with: Miles of Smiles, by Karen Kaufman Orloff, illustrations by Luciano …
