Yesterday we met 7 inspiring women in this year’s biography blitz. Today I’ve got seven more brilliant picture book biographies introducing us to 7 remarkable men. I hope encountering these inventive, determined, creative, courageous fellows encourages you and your kids …
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come meet interesting people! — part one
Last year I did a week long biography blitz which was a favorite for readers and also immensely enjoyable to research and write. This year I’ve collected some more brilliant picture book biographies into two posts. Today — meet 7 …
a fiesta of fine folks
Today’s post is the last of my biography bonanza. I hope you’ve found lots of interesting options to add sparkle your reading stacks and enrich your lives. If you’ve missed the earlier posts, you’ll find them here, here, here, and …
a parade of people!
Welcome to this week’s parade of people. Besides the outstanding folks we’re meeting today, you can find earlier installments of weekly biographies here and here. Dark Was the Night: Blind Willie Johnson’s Journey to the Stars written by Gary Golio, …
so much persistence!…great reads for women’s history month
Today I’ve got my second batch of books in honor of Women’s History Month. These selections survey a globe-ful of capable women who are simply a tremendous pleasure to meet! A Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of …
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powerful picture books…read Black History!
Remember last year in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death when we all sat up and listened more urgently to Black voices and recognized how much we had to learn, to grow, to unlearn, to understand? Time runs along. If …
five lovely things…april 19
Another week has rolled around and I hope it has been largely uneventful for you and those you love. That may sound like a funny thing to wish for, but we all understand that uneventful = good in the current …
five lovely things…april 12
Warm greetings to you all and a Joyous Easter or Happy Passover to those of you celebrating today or in the coming week. I hope today finds you and those you love well, and safe, and that wherever you are …
five lovely things…21 march
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 …
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 …
orange marmalade 