At a recent School Library Advocacy Council Meeting , a parent of a second grader asked me to list the reasons teacher librarians are so i...

I was lucky enough to travel to Greece not once, but TWICE before I started a family.  I was pregnant with my oldest child when I went the...

Over the past few weeks I've been summarizing the National Research Council's  six key skills recommended for preparing children t...

I love words.  I especially love how some words sound when you say them out loud. I think that's why I like to write books that incorp...

There's a Story in My Head I've been sharing some of the content from my "Read to Me: Hands on Tips for Enriching Your Stor...

Yee Ha Hee Ha Ho! is a repeating phrase in my book, Famous Fenton Has a Farm , and a great example of a way to promote phonological awaren...

Now Available! This past weekend I taught a workshop called “Read to Me: Hands on Tips for Enriching Your Story Times” at the PCPO Con...