Between the Bookends: 3 Books We Read in Dec 22 – Jan 23
The first Between the Bookends of 2023 is a month late but I hope you find something to enjoy in this eclectic mix for the new year.
Continue ReadingThe first Between the Bookends of 2023 is a month late but I hope you find something to enjoy in this eclectic mix for the new year.
Continue ReadingFran both wrecked and buoyed me through this, her first published collection of poetry.
Continue ReadingFran Wilde’s beautiful, touching collection of poetry and illustration comes out tomorrow!
Continue ReadingA reading list of 12 books that are all ideal choices for Earth Day and any day – because when is it a bad time to celebrate our planet?
Continue ReadingThis month’s Bookends is a little thinner than usual, but Sophie and Rebecca still have three books to share, and they wish you a happy new year.
Continue ReadingIn this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie, Scott, and Rebecca review eight books they read during the spookiest month of the year.
Continue ReadingAs the weather starts to cool off (for those in the northern hemisphere at least) there couldn’t be a better time to snuggle up with a book.
Continue ReadingReading Time: 5 minutes April is National Poetry Month! To celebrate, here’s a stack of books to read with your little ones. A lot of poetry for kids is usually simple rhymes, but there are many other types of poetry as well, books that make you love language and how it can evoke images and […]
Continue ReadingEA Sports and NFL stars Antonio Brown, Von Miller, and Rob Gronkowski promote ‘Madden 17’ in a series of new parodies that shine.
Continue ReadingWhen I was a little girl, I loved poetry. Somewhere along the path to adulthood, I became disconnected from poetry… until I had children. And now, as an unexpected homeschooler, I find myself appreciating poetry in a way I hadn’t before. Thanks to the Brave Writer curriculum we love, we make space for poetry every week! Today, I’m sharing our family’s favorite titles and a few tips for adding poetry to your homeschool routine!
Continue ReadingAs a new bride, every visit to a relative
or the home of a friend who shared our same heritage
Ended with a routine that came to feel repetitive
A habit that seemed primitive
Koincha
‘Twas the night before Star Wars
And all through the ‘Net
All the rumors were stirring
Making me fret
Roman Dirge’s 1998 poetry collection now in full living (and sometimes undead) color.
Continue ReadingDo you like dragons? Hot sauce? Bigfoot? These guys wrote a bunch of poems about such things; you may need to check it out!
Continue ReadingAnyone who has seen The Hobbit remembers that scene in Bilbo’s house when the dwarves start singing that low, gorgeous song. It’s called “Misty Mountains,” and by listening and singing along, we’re getting ready for the final movie!
Continue ReadingCelebrate National Poetry Month with our poetry-infused movie suggestions.
Continue ReadingLemony Snicket chooses and comments on 19 poems for the current issue of Poetry Magazine.
Continue ReadingSwing dancing! The creation of Superman! Adagio for Strings! Radio Plays! Migrant Mother photojournalism! Heath bars! The Wizard of Oz! Monopoly! Last week I directed a summer camp all about America during the 1930’s.
Continue ReadingNational Poetry Month is almost over, but you can make poetry a part of your day year-round. Here are five simple suggestions for fitting poems into your busy schedule: 1. Visit the Writer’s Almanac. Better yet, listen. Every morning while I’m getting dressed, I play the audio version of PBS’s Writer’s Almanac. Narrated by Garrison […]
Continue ReadingThis week in YouTube geekery, the wordplay is the thing. While building the promised weekly music playlist, I discovered a veritable plethora of interesting people using their words in interesting ways. Not everyone rhymes, but that is one theme. And where rhythm and repeated phonemes fail, insight and clever storytelling carry the scene. The internet […]
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