A School Librarian Sharing Books & #ClassroomBookADay
Welcome to the Destiny Finds Her Way Blog Tour & Giveaway! I first fell in love with sloths when I met this guy in person in Costa Rica five years ago. I also got to meet this guy up close for a feeding at the Arizona Science Center last spring! So I was very quick to say yes to hosting this… Read More
Three years ago, for the 5 year anniversary of #ClassroomBookADay, I started curating monthly recommendations to provide deeper book knowledge, support of a broader range of book creators, and create a way to have common books for participating educators to discuss. I called it #cbadSpotlight. Each month, September-May, I share four titles that I think deserve special attention and a… Read More
The Why As I was walking out from my job interview at my new school last spring, I saw a huge display on the library wall: March Book Madness. I learned it was a whole school event. And I have been seeing more and more librarians and teachers doing versions of March Book Madness over the years. Back in 2013,… Read More
I know a lot of educators have used the Read Across the Diverse Regions of America slides I’ve shared the last two years with video links, but it is getting more difficult to find read aloud videos that honor copyright laws and fit the parameters of regions and diversity I am looking for. So, for 2023, I am recommending titles… Read More
I was honored to be asked to be a Spotlight Speaker at the WEMTA Conference (Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association) this year. One of my sessions today was booktalking / recommending 164 picture books in 60 minutes. I didn’t quite get to all of the slides (which is what I figured would happen!), but I did get to talk… Read More
I originally had this post scheduled to go live on the 22nd. In light of the tragedy in California, and out of respect for the victims and community, I chose to delay it. Lunar New Year traditions continue for 15 days after the new year, and holiday stories can be shared any time of year. But especially now, as statistics… Read More
Three years ago, for the 5 year anniversary of #ClassroomBookADay, I started curating monthly recommendations to provide deeper book knowledge, support of a broader range of book creators, and create a way to have common books for participating educators to discuss. I called it #cbadSpotlight. Each month, September-May, I share four titles that I think deserve special attention and a… Read More
My reading stamina & ability to focus have been difficult to recover back to pre-March 2020 times, but I still keep a goal to read at least 365 books a year. My 2022 total ended at 467! Of course, the majority of them are picture books for #ClassroomBookADay, while most of my novels were adult romances, which are my escapism…. Read More
