The Personal Blog of a Gen X Mom.
Bring the crazy world of Dr. Seuss to life with these Dr. Seuss snacks and treats. Read Across America week is almost here and I’m busily planning for our school’s week of celebrating the love of reading and the works of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better View Post
Call me geeky, but I can’t wait every year until about this time to start picking out my planners to start the new year. Organization is a top priority for me and I just feel like my whole world is out of sync if things aren’t in their proper place View Post
Reading Christmas books during the holiday season is a tradition in our home, and not just because I’m a librarian. My son is 10, but he still loves a good bedtime story. Truth be told, I love that he still loves this. My students always enjoy a View Post
I love my job as a children’s librarian, but I think I love it even more during the holidays. It’s so much fun to read a book and do a holiday-themed activity with my students. This month has started off with a bang in our school library reading View Post
Today kicks off Read Across America Week, a fun week of celebrating books and the joy of reading. We have a fun-filled week of exciting activities to engage our students at my school this week, including a breakfast of green eggs and ham! There are View Post
Seasonal picture books can be a fabulous break from the norm when it comes to bedtime stories or what your child might be reading in school. I look forward to the different holidays because it allows me to introduce my students and my own child to View Post
December was a very busy month for me at work, so I am just now getting a chance to share a few of the school reading fair projects from this year. The participation this year was just super and the students and their parents really enjoyed working View Post
Hands down, one of the most popular children’s book series that flies off of the shelves in my library is Judy Moody by Megan McDonald. The Judy Moody book series, targeted at 6-9 year olds, is written about a feisty and independent-minded girl View Post
Although I have been an elementary school librarian for six years, two weeks ago I held my first ever Scholastic Book Fair. I’d always wanted to do a book fair, but didn’t think I could quite guarantee it would be a success. View Post
This year, our school’s reading fair sort of ran smack into the holiday season, so I haven’t had a chance to sit down and recap it until now. This was a real learning experience for me because it was the first time I had so much participation from View Post
I suppose it’s naturally just the librarian in me, but I have always encouraged books over movies. I often find that the movie is so much different from the book. However, there are some exceptions, and as part of National Young Readers Week, my View Post
