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Monthly Archives: April 2008
Loving that storytime
Years ago, when I was the manager of the Toy Shop, I had a vague dream of using puppets to work with groups of kids, and I used that excuse to purchase a vast supply of puppets for my personal … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Storytime
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The Falcon’s Malteser
Tomorrow is the second-to-last 6th grade book group meeting of this school year, and we’ll be discussing Anthony Horowitz’s The Falcon’s Malteser. I had a moment of inspiration tonight, and checked the library catalog to see if The Maltese Falcon, … Continue reading
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Tad Hills painting
It’s been five months since Tad Hills visited the library and gave a personalized painting of Duck to the children’s room, but I finally – finally – got to a frame shop and left the painting to be framed. It … Continue reading
Posted in Children's literature, Illustration
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Bad Horse
Dad sent me a great photo that he took at Monday’s parade, of the horse misbehaving when he was supposed to be leading two other horses in pulling a cannon down Main Street (click on image to enlarge):
Posted in Etc., Spare time
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The best parade ever…
Though Dan couldn’t make it up from New Bedford for the parade today (we missed you Dan, hope you are feeling less phlegmy and more rested), today was the best Patriot’s Day parade ever. Ever. The weather was fantastic – … Continue reading
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Patriot’s Day
Saturday was my favorite holiday, and today I’ll be at the official parade. I remember several years ago when the push was made to move Concord’s Patriot’s Day parade to the Monday holiday, rather than hold the parade on the … Continue reading
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The Books That Got Away
I’ve been a bit remiss in the last month and a half or so, and haven’t written my usual detailed posts on book group meetings and the kids’ reactions to the book group books. So here’s a quick overview of some … Continue reading
Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
Yesterday’s 5th Grade Book Group book was Brian Jacques’ Castaways of the Flying Dutchman, a book that had been recommended by one of the group members. Though I started out not liking the book much, by the end I was … Continue reading
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More news soon…
Between doing the taxes and tutoring three nights a week and preparing for storytimes and book groups and attending the Joe Jackson concert a week ago, I simply haven’t had the time to write a post recently. But I do … Continue reading
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