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A Picture Book A Day: Day 10 One by Kathryn Otoshi
I had a meeting today with Dr. Carroll Blake, Executive Director for the Achievement Gap in Boston Public Schools. We spoke for over an hour. It was a mutual consultation to discuss the achievement of...
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New England Mobile Book Fair
My dear, long time, friend just had a baby girl. Tomorrow, I am going to meet Sarah for the first time. For a baby gift, I chose the best gift: books. I purchased 5 new board books, earlier today,...
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My Joys and Pains at Boston’s Book Festival 2012
JOYS: I met author and illustrator Kadir Nelson. He spoke on a panel entitled, Why Picture Books Matter, with authors Anna Dewdney, and Harry Bliss; moderated by Leonard Marcus. During the panel,...
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My purpose is to create a mirror for the reader to see themselves, to create a light for people to see themselves in the characters, pictures, and stories. So they resonate. – Award winning author...
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Take Any Picture Book…
Take any picture book, and upon opening it, ask yourself, “What social concepts is this book imprinting on the mind?” And remember; do not judge a book by its cover.
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My March Trip to Frugal Book Store in Roxbury. 2013
I’m usually in this store every other month. Many of the picture books that I blog about, I purchased from Frugal Book Store. “Changing minds one book at a time.” - Frugal Book Store What I bought –...
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Engineer turned picture book author, Fredrick McKissack, dies at age 73.
Engineer turned picture book author, Fredrick McKissack, dies at age 73. I’ll admit that I hadn’t heard of either Patricia or Fredrick McKissack, until I came across several newspaper obituaries,...
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Ideal Picture Books for the K2 Classroom
So this year, I will be teaching Kindergarten in an Inclusion setting, rather than first grade. I’ve taught K2 before so I’m cool with it. I will miss guiding students in the persuasive essay process...
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Black History Taught in September & The 50th Anniversary of ‘I Have a Dream’
Illustration by Kadir Nelson 2012 As we embark on the 50th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s delivery of his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, and march again to Washington, on August 24th,...
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Rodney’s Bookstore: Books are just the beginning
I visited Rodney’s Bookstore, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, last week. Went with a good friend of mine, Aja Jackson, founder of MindUTeach. Whenever I venture to Rodney’s, I never leave empty-handed....
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