Hi all! I meant to get this post out earlier this summer… …and then it slipped right off my plate. However, summer solstice was just yesterday so there’s lots of warm days ahead for these summer-set novels. I’ve got a …
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hey nonny nonny! ’tis Shakespeare’s birthday!…exploring the bard with books
Not only is April Shakespeare’s birthday month — the 23rd is generally celebrated as his birth date — but 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of his death. So, yea forsooth, now’s a great time to learn about him and his works …
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Black History Month: The Arts
This week, I’m celebrating the rich contributions to the arts made by courageous, persevering African Americans, starting with dance: My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle’s Journey to Alvin Ailey, by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James E. Ransome published in 2015, …
nonfiction nuggets…starring Shakespeare!
William Shakespeare and the Globe, written and illustrated by Aliki All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. …
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