Eric Van Raepenbusch's Blog – December 2010 Archive (7)

Happy Birthday Cynthia Leitich Smith - December 31

As each month draws to a close I enjoy reflecting on the celebrations we have had but also look forward to planning the upcoming month's festivities.  At the end of November I was scouring lists of author birthdays and stumbled upon the name Cynthia Leitich Smith.  I recognized her name from following the … Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on December 30, 2010 at 9:18pm — No Comments

Happy Birthday Jarrett Krosoczka - December 22

"Postcards are an inexpensive way to get an immediate message to customers. When they arrive in the mail, there's the message -- no envelope to open! First-Class Mail postcards are a great value, too." (end quote from USPS.com)...(begin possible quote from… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on December 21, 2010 at 10:21pm — No Comments

Happy Birthday Eve Bunting - December 19

Our routine for reading at bedtime is that my children and I each pick a book to be read aloud.  We choose among the books from our weekly trips to the library. This week we picked up a large stack of books and over half of them were written by Eve Bunting.   From the stack this week, the book that emerged as my children's favorite was I am the Mummy, Heb-Nefert.  In this book, Heb-Nefert, tells a story of when she was young and beautiful and how things changed throughout her life.…

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Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on December 18, 2010 at 10:32am — No Comments

Happy Birthday William Joyce - December 11

Children have an internal drive to be creative. Observe their pretend play when they are outside, artwork they create without much effort, or conversations they have with themselves when they think no one is listening and their creative spirit is evident.



However, teachers and parents have roadblocks that can prevent them from providing additional situations for children to express themselves and be creative. As a teacher, I found there were many roadblocks that stifled my…

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Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on December 10, 2010 at 10:37pm — No Comments

Surprise Party - Meet Artie Bennett and The Butt Book

Surprise! Gotcha this time! Right?



I am very happy to introduce you to author Artie Bennett during this edition of Surprise Party. He contacted me a couple of weeks ago to share his book, The Butt…
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Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on December 8, 2010 at 9:51pm — No Comments

Surprise Party - Meet Steve Light and The Christmas Giant

Surprise and Season's Greetings! It has been a while since I have broken away from the format of celebrating children's authors birthdays with a Surprise Party. I am very excited to introduce you to author and illustratorSteve Light. Initially, a few… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on December 5, 2010 at 10:05pm — No Comments

Happy Birthday Andrea Zimmerman - December 2

"What's that sound?" my two year old son would ask on Thursday mornings while eating breakfast. "I don't know," I would say with a pretend super-surprised face. "Let's go see." He would jump down from his chair and I'd quickly open the front door. With both arms outstretched and one finger on each hand pointing out in front of him, he would shout,… Continue

Added by Eric Van Raepenbusch on December 1, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

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