Lois Lenski is a Newbery award winning author who wrote, among many others, Strawberry Girl. I’d added Strawberry Girl to my Goodreads list, and I was interested once I found out more about Lenski as an author. Strawberry Girl is actually one book in a series that Lenski wrote about children in various regions… Continue reading American Regional Series by Lois Lenski
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Eighties Cartoons
My mother was a elementary school teacher when we were children, and the weekends, during the school year, were always a cross between play and preparing for the week ahead. While she always scooted us outside after our lunch on Saturdays, we always seemed to have lovely, lazy Saturday mornings. Usually my brother and I… Continue reading Eighties Cartoons
Cinderella: A Fairy Tale for the Ages
“Cinderelly, dressed in yelly!” Cinderella, the fairy tale, often conjures up images of sweet little mice dancing around a princess. Many young children have grown up watching the beloved Disney version, but, in fact, this fairy tale has a long history of its own. Did you know that there are probably between 800-1000 versions of… Continue reading Cinderella: A Fairy Tale for the Ages
Sharon Creech’s Greatest Hits
Sharon Creech is a Newbery winning author who’s written a variety of children’s and young adult books. Creech’s writing is interesting because she’s able to write without formula which means each of her books has an individual message and life of its own. In middle school, I read Walk Two Moons and really enjoyed… Continue reading Sharon Creech’s Greatest Hits
Bookworm’s Favorites: Goodnight Mr. Tom
Good Night, Mr. Tom Goodreads: London is poised on the brink of World War 11. Timid, scrawny Willie Beech — the abused child of a single mother — is evacuated to the English countryside. At first, he is terrified of everything, of the country sounds and sights, even of Mr. Tom, the gruff, kindly old… Continue reading Bookworm’s Favorites: Goodnight Mr. Tom