GB Challenges
Peculiar Families in Picture Books: The Graves Family, My Tattooed Dad, Mars Needs Moms!
Our bimonthly theme until the end of April gives much recognition to picture books that challenge the mind with its peculiar themes, surreal artwork, and distinct narrative qualities: Oddballs and Misfits, the Surreal and the Peculiar, A Celebration of Beautiful Strangenesses. As I was going through some of the books I managed to borrow from our library […]
[Monday Reading] A Shaun Tan and Gary Crew Collaboration – Memorial and The Viewer
It’s Monday, What are You Reading is a meme hosted by Jen and Kellee from Teach Mentor Texts (and brainchild of Sheila at BookJourney). Two of our blogging friends, Linda from Teacher Dance and Tara from A Teaching Life have inspired us to join this vibrant meme. Last Week’s Review and Miscellany Posts Here are a few of the reviews we have done […]
[Monday Reading] Love for Anthony Browne – Zoo plus Me and You
It’s Monday, What are You Reading is a meme hosted by Jen and Kellee from Teach Mentor Texts (and brainchild of Sheila at BookJourney). Two of our blogging friends, Linda from Teacher Dance and Tara from A Teaching Life have inspired us to join this vibrant meme. Last Week’s Review and Miscellany Posts Here are a few of the reviews we have done […]
Nonfiction Monday Reading and March Winner of the Award-Winning-Books Reading Challenge
It’s Monday, What are You Reading is a meme hosted by Jen and Kellee from Teach Mentor Texts (and brainchild of Sheila at BookJourney). Two of our blogging friends, Linda from Teacher Dance and Tara from A Teaching Life have inspired us to join this vibrant meme. We are also happy to join Nonfiction Monday once again after being absent for quite awhile. […]
On Ghosts, Freaks and Gorgeous Mohawks: Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks
It was my eleven year old daughter who borrowed this graphic novel from the library as she is currently on a comic-book (not to mention Goosebumps and Diaries) phase. She finished it in one afternoon and told me how much she enjoyed it. When I read through the book (finished it in one night), I […]
