Dating a self-proclaimed comic book nerd and having a child who loves action movies, I have to say that the movie but has hit me and I am kind of looking forward to the newest Marvel movies. I wasn’t a fan of the first Captain America movie but have changed my tune a bit about the sequel, Captain America: The…
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One of the parents donated a ton of scrapbooking paper to the library and I have been greedily holding on to it, waiting for some inspiration. I mean, I *could* use the paper to make patterned letters or numbers or, eep, origami but have decided that the paper should be used for this lovely craft from Larisha at We’re Parents!?…
Today starts a new feature on the blog: First Look. With this new series, I hope to share upcoming book information. First up, Journey to Rainbow Island by Christie Hsiao. About the book: Yu-ning thinks her perfect life on Rainbow Island will never end—until a nasty dragon called the Obsidigon returns from beyond the grave. Now her beloved island is…
Last month, much to my displeasure,Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and predicted (correctly) six more weeks of winter. The snow has been a bit of a drag but playing with shadows has been a ball. Today I am pleased to share a fun shadow puppet from blogger Deanne who writes the blog From Whine to Wine. Her DIY Shadow puppets…
THIS CONTEST IS OVER BUT WE HAVE A WINNER! Congrats to Lori who was selected using the plug-in And the winner is…. A few weeks ago I shared information about City of Hope, a research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening diseases. Their fundraiser, “Let Them Eat Cake” is coming up and YOU can enter…