Welcome to 12 Months of Reading! Each month in 2024, I will host a different reading challenge category. These categories are broad, and, chances are, whatever you’re reading may fit in them. You’re never too old to enjoy a kids’ book. Picture books,...
Welcome to 12 Months of Reading! Each month in 2024, I will host a different reading challenge category. These categories are broad, and, chances are, whatever you’re reading may fit in them. To celebrate the fun of my LAM Summer Reading Challenge, I encourage...
Want to give the best gifts you can this holiday season? Then I’ve got the books for you! I believe the best gifts you can give anyone are the gifts of story. Words transport and transform; words inspire and inform. Words are powerful and lasting. When you give the...
I sure have enjoyed National Poetry Month! How about you? Let’s take a quick look back: I shared why I think poetry is the most personal form of writing. We chatted with my dear friend and lovely poet Mea Smith about her poetry and writing through grief. And...
In honor of National Poetry Month, I wanted to take a look at teaching poetry to kids. Now, I’ve read the horror stories of poetry-as-torture that some people recall from their elementary and junior high days. Most high school and college memories seem to be...
Kids and reading. Kids and reading. Reading and kids. These two just go together like…peas and carrots. Yep! I went there. Who else is watching “Forrest Gump” tonight? I have to be honest with y’all. Not much brings a bigger smile to my face...
