Eric Van Raepenbusch's Blog – June 2011 Archive (6)

Happy Birthday Eric Carle - June 25

Can you finish these sentences?

- One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and ______________.

- The firefly saw a light and ________________________.

- The spider didn't answer. She was __________________________.

These sentences came from three of my favorite books by Eric Carle to read aloud to my children. If you can finish the sentences you are probably a big fan of the books too! A great way to celebrate Eric Carle's birthday would be to revisit one of your favorites… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on June 25, 2011 at 7:16am — No Comments

Happy Birthday Leslie Patricelli - June 24

It's time to get ready for a cookout at the park! Picnic basket packed with food and place settings -- check. Charcoal and lighter -- check. Baseball bat and balls -- check. Higher! Higher! by Leslie Patricelli -- check.

Leslie Patricelli told an audience when she received the … Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on June 24, 2011 at 7:27am — No Comments

Happy Birthday Pat Hutchins - June 18

A horologist is someone who is interested in horology, the art or science of measuring time (wikipedia). There are some horologists that specialize in clock and watch repair while others may be clockmakers. In the book, Clocks and More Clocks by Pat… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on June 18, 2011 at 8:27am — No Comments

Happy Birthday Tom Lichtenheld - June 14

This weekend our family headed south to visit some of our best friends and their new baby. We packed up the van with all the necessities including a DVD player with dual screens and DVDs, lots of snacks, markers and paper, and of course books by Tom Lichtenheld! According to Tom Lichtenheld's book, Everything I… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on June 14, 2011 at 7:36am — No Comments

Happy Birthday Judy Sierra - June 8

I had the book Born to Read on my lap as I waited for my children to finish brushing their teeth. My daughter jumped onto the bed first, noticed the book, and declared, "Hey, I was born to read!" Judy Sierra along with illustratorMarc Brown tell the story of Sam who knew he was "born to read" from the moment he could read his name above his bed. Sam's mother nurtured his love of books by reading picture book… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on June 8, 2011 at 8:03am — No Comments

Happy Birthday Cynthia Rylant - June 6

"Can you guess what we're doing tomorrow after school?" I excitedly asked my daughter, a big fan of Cynthia Rylant, on Wednesday afternoon. She shrugged her shoulders instead of providing a guess. "We will be heading to Kent State University to look through boxes of Cynthia Rylant's stuff." The response was exactly what I expected from my daughter -- super excited, but she stopped and looked at me, maybe a little puzzled. Then, I clarified, "We get to look at her stories -- before they… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on June 6, 2011 at 6:56am — No Comments

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