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Book(s) #best09
December 4th’s prompt: Book. What book – fiction or non – touched you? Where were you when you read it? Have you bought and given away multiple copies? The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane touched...
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Happy Library Advocacy Day!
I love my library. Actually I love ALL libraries, but mine is special. E.K.McClatchy Library The E.K. McClatchy Library is a couple blocks from my house and I go there at least once a week. At...
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Summer Reading Program – Who is with me?
I love libraries. I’ve got a special place in my heart for Sacramento Public Library. All the free books you can possibly read. The music CDs, DVDs and ebooks. and now this - Summer Reading BINGO! Yes,...
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Celebrate National Library Week! Books I Love: Tales from the Yoga Studio {A...
It’s National Library Week and as part of that I’ve committed to sharing my favorite book, album and movie titles with my readers this week. What a better way to start off the week than with a...
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Celebrate National Library Week! Books I Love: Writing Down The Bones:...
A book I wish I’d found sooner. It was recommended to me by a writer friend with whom I’ve had great conversations about teaching writing. 1. A Zen practitioner and writer – she brings the discipline...
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Celebrate National Library Week! Books I Love: The Monster at the end of this...
A first day of school tradition! 1. My favorite book growing up. 2. Now my favorite read aloud. 3. Why is it so great you ask? There is yelling, suspense, begging, and some awesome kid humor. 4. So...
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Celebrate National Library Week! Books I Love: Straight Man
1. A book that literally made me cry from laughing so hard. 2. I pulled an all-nighter to read this book. 3. A professor confirmed the accuracy of the department politics and meetings. 4. She pulled...
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Celebrate National Library Week! Books I Love: Modoc: The True Story of the...
1. Oh my, where to start? I l-o-v-e-d this book. It reads like a novel and yet it’s not. 2. My heartstrings were definitely pulled and I cried when I read this book. A lot. 3. Elephants occupy a huge...
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Celebrate National Library Week! Books I Love: Good Enough is the New...
Here at TGBTS, I’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of this book. For years, I’ve been curious about working mothers and how they do it all. It turns out the answer depends on the woman. While not...
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Books I Love…Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight In Our Busy Lives
Happy Sunday! Happy Mother’s Day! Happy (end of) Teacher Appreciation Week! I’ve been trying to write this post all week and yet between being crunched for time and technical difficulties (could be...
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It’s My Lucky Day!
{via} The other day Katy from the Non-Consumer Advocate wrote about a new program through the Portland Public Library called Lucky Day and I was feeling jealous. Just walk into your neighborhood...
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On My Kindle
We’ve been on the road a lot recently visiting family, friends and playgrounds and parks in the Bay Area. It’s been refreshing to get out of the heat in the Sacramento Valley and spend some time...
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Making The Most of Summer Break: Summer of Intentionality
Like most teachers, I look forward to summer break with the passion of a thousand burning suns. Free time, precious free time – to think, read, travel, plan for my next school year, do some...
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Tiny Tips Tuesday: Trade Titles You Love
Dear Friend, I am an avid reader and often I’m asked what’s on my nightstand, my library hold list and my kindle. Because let’s be honest, I’ve always got multiple books going at once. Here’s a sneak...
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Tiny Tips Tuesday: Make the Most of Your Summer
Dear Friend, Summer. That word alone brings to mind a kind of freedom from the have-to’s in life to more a may-do way of living. Everything slows down and we are finally able to fully exhale. Our...
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