Tell Me When I'm Younger is out today! I'm excited to share this collection of clever kid's poems with you. The book features illustrations by Cameron Royce. Click here get it on Amazon. Black Friday Deal: Get a FREE copy of Tell Me When I'm Younger by sending an email with "Black Friday" in the subject line... Continue Reading →
Remember: buried treasure is not hard to find, but is hard to notice. —M.M. Watercolor Credit: "Winter Sunrise" by Laura Tasheiko
How do you take a mistake? Does your face flush or pale? Do you shake? Do you blame the salt and claim it’s his fault that you never learned to bake cake? Do you think you’re a fluke or a fake? Does the future look dim or opaque? Though it’s not quite a nope,... Continue Reading →
What do you do with a Nope? What do you do with a nope? Do you give up and say there’s no hope? Do you laugh? Do you cry? Do you keep asking why? Do you sit around listless and mope? Do you face it with strength in your eye? Do you take... Continue Reading →
As always, book reviews are spoiler-free, designed to highlight the the best qualities of a book and examine its weaknesses. The Halloween Tree is a children's book by Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451. The story follows eight boys on a cinematic adventure through time and place on Halloween night. Here's what you should know: Read Aloud—The Halloween Tree begs... Continue Reading →
When the heatwave hit Nebraska the cows keeled over dead— Not really dead, but nearly dead, (at least that’s what the farmers said) when the heat wave hit Nebraska. When the heatwave hit Nebraska the cornfields went bone dry— Not real bones, just dirt and stones. The baking skies were filled with moans when the... Continue Reading →
Sitting on the Couch with Friends What is to stop me from planting my feet on the wall and walking straight into the sky? I can walk from the couch to the pantry, can’t I? I need my Wheat Thins before plopping down on the couch. The Game needs fuel.... Continue Reading →
D T C R O S S W O R D F S A M H N A W U S M I L E S W R I T I N G L I M N K A A N E S S B Y B A C O N T H E H... Continue Reading →
Snow Sprites The snow sprites came down the mountain at night. Wispy and chill, wispy and chill. They danced to the left and they danced to the right. Wispy and chill, wispy and chill. The flowers the dipped in caskets of frost. Wispy and chill, wispy and chill. They sparkled the rivers and... Continue Reading →
