Required Reading: Library Fashion from Kate Spade

It’s always fun to see popular culture take on library and reading as a theme; Kate Spade, a fashion designer, seems to have used a library as inspiration for her latest line of bags, accessories, and jewelry.  While Kate Spade is a brand that is out of my financial league, I thought it would be… Continue reading Required Reading: Library Fashion from Kate Spade

Composition: 5 Useful Books for Teaching Writing

  Teaching writing can often a more subjective process, but there are many books published that propose help for not only teachers but students.  I don’t endorse the types of texts that undermine the power of grammar and mechanical knowledge for students; communication hinges on being able to write correctly.  However, as a teacher, we… Continue reading Composition: 5 Useful Books for Teaching Writing

The World of Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry was one of children’s literature’s most loved author and illustrator with his charming characters and detailed illustrations. A quick look at his biography and publication list really blew me away; I didn’t realize how many books he’d actually written and illustrated. I just love the detailed and human expressions of his characters as… Continue reading The World of Richard Scarry

Children’s Books about South Carolina

Being from South Carolina means I have a love for the coast as well as good pimento cheese.  South Carolina boasts wonderful fiction writers, like Pat Conroy, but I’ve been interested in what children’s books about South Carolina, and I found a few familiar illustrations as well as more current ones! Check out theses beautiful… Continue reading Children’s Books about South Carolina

Bookworm’s Beach Reads: Updates & Reviews

In June, I posted about my summer beach read wish list here: Beach Books  – Summer 2013.  This year I had fantastic luck with getting some of those books from my library’s hold list – I think even the first person in line to get them! {Not everyone may get as excited as I do… Continue reading Bookworm’s Beach Reads: Updates & Reviews