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Happy Birthday Tom Hannah - March 29

Back in April 2010, I had the pleasure of interviewing Tom and Tess Hannah, authors of The Endless String: Poems for Children and the People Who Read to Them .   This was my first ever interview I conducted in my …
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Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on March 29, 2011 at 9:15am — No Comments

Happy Birthday Doreen Cronin - March 28

Last year to celebrate Doreen Cronin's birthday we made "Diary of a Worm" dirt pudding and went to a worm composting workshop at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The staff at the Smead Discovery Center taught us how to make a worm bin for ten lovely Red Wiggler worms.  Amazingly, I can provide an update on our composting worms that we… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on March 28, 2011 at 1:08pm — No Comments

Happy Birthday Kate DiCamillo - March 25

Last year's impromptu birthday celebration for Kate DiCamillo provided one of the most memorable reading experiences I have had with my daughter.  I think it is quite possible that I will be remembering this week with the same clarity.



Thankfully, it is Spring…

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Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on March 24, 2011 at 10:10pm — No Comments

Happy Birthday Bill Martin Jr. - March 20

Many sports fans consider this the best week of the whole year.  The NCAA basketball tournaments excite many with filling out brackets, deciding on favorites, and identifying sleepers.  The allure of these basketball tournaments may be because we get to watch student-athletes playing their hardest, as if the game may be their last.  For many players, it may be their last game.  Teams will battle it out with many games coming down to the last shot.  Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson…
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Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on March 20, 2011 at 8:26am — No Comments

Happy Birthday Steve Light - March 19

Last December, we met a Christmas giant named Humphrey, a little elf named Leetree, and a very creative author and illustrator named Steve Light.  We threw a Surprise Party in their honor because we couldn't wait until now to learn of the amazing holiday story about friendship and teamwork.  The Christmas Giant is truly a fantastic book that is enjoyable even in the month of March! I emailed… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on March 18, 2011 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Happy Birthday Keith Baker - March 17

We have about one hundred board books in my youngest son's room.  This collection has grown over the past five years along with our two other children.  A large majority of the collection was acquired when my now three year old son was a toddler.  He loved his board books.  I remember worrying at one point that he would never read anything other than his special collection.  He definitely had his favorites and one was Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker.  The colors in this book are bright and… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on March 16, 2011 at 3:19pm — No Comments

Happy Birthday Chris Raschka - March 6

"His minimalist approach, that ability to say so much with one wild, graceful squiggle here and one loose dab of line there and unbridled, vigorous sweeps of color all over, all which add up to Raschka's inimitable quirky style. His impressionist style leaps off the page with an infectious energy, affection, humor, and -most importantly- what comes across as a keen since of respect for the child reader. "  This quote is from the introduction of a must-read interview with Chris Raschka conducted… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on March 5, 2011 at 9:24pm — No Comments

Happy Birthday Dav Pilkey - March 4

BAD PARENT ALERT! BAD PARENT ALERT!
I am guilty. I read books to my children this week that used the words "poopypants"and "dumb".  The books were completely silly and many say they have no educational value what so ever. Even more shameful, I drew Flip O' Ramas (a special feature within some of Dav Pilkey's books) with my daughter that included punching and kicking! (Dav made us do it - he posted a video on…
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Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on March 3, 2011 at 9:07pm — No Comments

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