I Don’t Like Gloria by Kaye Umansky, illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain. From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 1–Here’s another look at the age-old predicament of feeling supplanted by an unwelcome newcomer to the household. Calvin, a small dog, is perfectly happy being the only animal in the house until, out of the blue (Nobody asked me), a cat named Gloria moves in. Feeling ignored…
April is poetry month and today I share a favorite poem instead of a picture book. From Jack Prelutsky’s Something Big Has Been Here: Twaddletalk Tuck. I’m Twaddletalk Tuck and I talk and I talk and I talk when I run and I talk when I walk and I talk when I hop and I talk when I creep…
Black History Month kinda came without me making a to do about it. Naively I thought that there was need for me to celebrate Black History Month; through out the year I make an attempt to celebrate. Lately I have been thinking that this more of a celebration of my history and not exclusion to anyone. A friend from Twitter and…
One of my biggest problems is procrastination. I tend to put things off until a better time which incidentally never comes. So I thought Trevor Johnson‘s book How To Stop Procrastinating would be a good read to help me get and stay on target. The book is full of common sense advice to help you stay on target. Trevor offers advice that…
This week I have read finished or started a few new books that I wanted to share. These were either ARCs (Advanced Readinf Copies), something I picked up from the lobrary or something I had at home and have been waiting to dig into.Borrowed from work:Hillary Jordan’s When She WokeFrom Goodreads: I am red now. It was her first thought…