The sound that gives away every move #schoolfun #elementary life #holidays
When it's "mistle toes" day and you don't have socks to complete the assignment. You improvise. Dicount (as in last year…
How do you choose a Word of the Year? Let's hear what Author Darrin Simpson did
What do you do when you struggle to find a Word of the Year? See what Author Darrin Simpson chose for his word in…
Monday History: Wataru Misaka inspires Japanese Americans, who lost freedoms #NBA
Do you know who Wataru Misaka is? If you don't, pause for a little Monday History and learn about this basketball…
The Magic Behind Creating a Book Cover
Author Darrin Simpson and I talk about his middle grade novels — his recent release The Talent — and all the work he…
More free books to read from the public library! Nonfiction and nonfictionbios
The library always offers lots of gifts. Here are a few recent reads from my #libraryhaul. In the World of Whales by…
Behind the Pageturns with Darrin Simpson — contemporary middle grade author of The Talent
Here's a conversation with Darrin Simpson, author of 'Abby's Big Debate' and 'The Talent.' We talk about Darrin's…
What do you bake for a church bake sale? #chocolatetreats
While I've returned to the regular world, before Thanksgiving I created turtles, Big Chicken sugar cookies, and…
Monday History: Boy grows up to make diamonds
Here's a little history from THE DIAMOND AND THE BOY The Creation of Daimonds and the Life of H. Tracy Hall by Hannah…