From the Publishers Weekly: “This first picture book from a British graphic designer exudes a veteran’s assurance and easygoing enthusiasm. Tanka and Skunk are avid bass drummers; they are also, respectively, an elephant and a skunk. Together, these cartooned percussionists lead readers through a time-beating exercise that acts as an introduction to the rhythm of words. They begin with their…
When I spied the cover of Roslyn McMillian’s “We Ain’t the Brontes” my first thought was this book would be a fictional account of the real life relationship between best selling author Terry McMillian and her sister Roslyn and I was eager to get started. After reading this book I was more upset that I wasted a few hours reading…
When Pop was born, one of our neighbors gave her a copy of Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight Moon. When I would put Pop to bed and we would read together, this book would be oh so soothing as we ended a the day with a quiet story. When The Bee was born she was gifted with Pop’s copy; which we…
My summer reading program starts Monday and (shocker) I am not feeling ready. I almost had an anxiety attack when all of a sudden I remembered that it’s not brain surgery, it’s supposed to be fun and, most importantly…I got this. Here are a few gratuitous moments from summer past First, here is a link to the making of a…
My blogging life is full of wants: I want to be a more confident, stronger writer. I want to sit down at the computer and have the words flow effortlessly. I want to be more creative. So I was all over the sign up for Julia Cameron’s The Artist Way. The toolkit has been described as My Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron has motivated…