Sea of Monsters
Posted: December 16, 2010 Filed under: Joined at the Heart, Mouths of Babes | Tags: children's books, family Leave a comment »
I’ll probably be in it tomorrow. I let Coco read until 10:00 on a school night. She was just getting to the good part, and once Coco decides she has to do something, no one can stop her. Reading to find out what happens next, is that so bad? I’ll be cursing Rick Riordan tomorrow.
Readers and Rock Stars
Posted: October 22, 2010 Filed under: 24 Hours In . . ., Joined at the Heart, Writers Write | Tags: children's books, creativity, family, Texas Book Festival, writers, writing 2 Comments »This slideshow requires JavaScript.
For her birthday, we took Cherry (and her little sister, Coco) to the Texas Book Festival. The two days we spent meeting fabulous writers was one of the best field trips ever. Thanks to: David Wiesner, Sara Pennypacker, Anna Dewdney, Ingrid Law, and Meg Cabot. Wow!
Shhh . . . She’s Reading
Posted: February 9, 2010 Filed under: Aha!, Joined at the Heart, Mouths of Babes, Writers Write | Tags: books, children's books, family, writers, writing 9 Comments »
“Mama, listen to this. ‘Questions exploded inside Harry’s head like fireworks and he couldn’t decide which to ask first.’ Isn’t that cool?”
We are on our way to school. Coco’s sitting in her booster seat, wearing her Princess Jasmine glasses with her nose in Harry Potter and the Sourcerer’s Stone. Thank you, J.K. Rowling. My second grader has seen the movie, knows the story, can recite all the Hogwart’s jargon, but until now, she hasn’t been interested in reading without a threat or a reward. This week, she’s discovered the thing the rest of us already know. Reading is fun.
