Posts Tagged ‘liz’s book snuggery’
National Daughters Day is Celebrated on September 26th, 2022. With Frances and Gloria Badger, Life is Interesting in a Classic Picture Book Way that Is Highly Relatable Territory.
Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell and Lillian Hoban If you’ve not stumbled on to the “Frances the Badger” series created by Russell and Lillian Hoban and enjoyed by readers for years, you are in for a real treat. I chose “Bread and Jam for Frances” of the lot because let’s face it parents,…
Read MoreWay Back Wednesday: The Snowy Day
Liz’s Picks Video: Fireboat, by Maira Kalman
Liz discusses Fireboat, by Maira Kalman, as a special book to share with a young reader around the topic of September 11.
Read MoreWay Back Wednesday: Tikki Tikki Tembo
Way Back Wednesday – The Runaway Bunny
Who Kidnapped Halloween?
Am I the only one who’s noticed what has sort of insidiously happened to the otherwise happy holiday of Halloween? It’s been KIDNAPPED! I ‘m talking about a fun-filled and fantastical day that’s turned grim, gruesome and ghastly. Halloween has always been a bit frightening, as imaginations and pretend are given free rein. Kids and…
Read MoreApril Is National Poetry Month—It’s Time to Take It Back!
Okay, so April is National Poetry Month. For most people that statement realistically is going to be met with a suppressed yawn, and in many cases, not suppressed. Does it matter and should it? The answer, based on scientific inquiry, is an emphatic yes! I will now tell you why. A buzzword out there in…
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