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Fairy Tale Refashion

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I’ll let you all know why I’ve been AWOL again soon, but I couldn’t wait to share this with you guys!

Christine of Literary Lotus recently posted about this book:
First of all, I would love to get my hands on both Christine’s book and Kate Bernheimer’s. But what made me want to post immediately was this fabulous piece from Slate, Are Fairy Tales Out of Fashion? (via Literary Lotus) In the piece author Libby Copeland writes, “If altering fairy tales seems like politically correct white-washing, I would counter that it is the tradition of these folk tales to be changed by the era they’re in. We’re the fools if we treat them like gospel.”

Read for the Record

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Today is Jumpstart’s Read for the Record. You can go here to sign the pledge saying:

I pledge to read Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney with children in my life on October 6, 2011. By sitting down to read, I’ll be joining more than 2 MILLION people in calling for an end to America’s early education achievement gap. Together, we’ll stand up to demand that all children receive the quality early education they deserve.

Llama Llama Red Pajama is this year’s book. New this year is the option to read the book online for free (in English or En Espanol) thanks to We Give Books. We Give Books is a Pearson Foundation and Penguin endeavor that gives free access to children’s books online. Completely free children’s books that are appropriate for ages 10 and under. When you read books online at We Give Books, you are also helping a literacy charity give books.

Tune into The Today Show this morning to see their participation. The first time I posted about Read for the Record, they were trying to break their record. This year they estimate more than 2 million participants!

 

 

 

 

Oswego Bookmobile — So Proud of my Hometown

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The Oswego Bookmobile

Oswego actually isn’t my hometown. Martville, NY is. It’s the nearest city to where I grew up though, and it is home to my alma mater, SUNY Oswego and my favorite bookstore in the whole country, River’s End Bookstore.

The Oswego Bookmobile is a project I first heard about from Facebook. I moved away from the area in 2008 and currently we’re stationed at Ft Benning, GA. The bookmobile delivers free books to 12 sites in Oswego city and town, as well as neighboring town of Scriba. The purpose is to get books into kids’ hands during the 8 weeks of summer vacation. The bookmobile makes deliveries once a week and also hosts read alouds and literacy activities.

I’m posting because the bookmobile is actively seeking volunteers, book donations, and monetary donations to keep the program rolling. They collect donations all year. Donations are tax deductible. You can donate via paypal or, if you’re in Oswego, donate at River’s End or the YMCA. You can join their Facebook Group for updates and more information.

I would be very proud if some of my readers reached out to help support this project. If know of other projects like this in your town, please post about them in the comments.

If you’ve never heard of Oswego, NY, check this out. It’s a beautiful area for outdoor adventures, art and music, and great food. Of course, Harborfest starts in just a few days.

Children’s Book Lessons Via Babble.com

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I recently came across this article on Babble. It’s a collection of 18 books to address common stumbling blocks toddlers and parents deal with, like sharing, lying, and problem solving. Children’s Book Lessons: 18 books for kids to read and learn from. It’s from Babble.com so it’s in that (IMO) annoying magazine format. If you get frustrated clicking “Next” 18 times, just look at the gallery beneath to see book images and the page that book is on. This is one worth clicking through though and you’ll probably recognize most of the book titles.

 

Disclaimer: The links contained in the article appear to be amazon affiliate links.

Top 5 Board Books & My First Listmania! List

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My Little Man

I’ve been an Amazon customer for years. I discovered Amazon around the time they acquired CDnow, you know back in the high-tech days of buying Compact Discs from online mega-retailers cheaper than mall stores. I was pretty bummed when that happened.

I haven’t got a clue when Listmania! launched, but it has been years. In all this time, I rarely write reviews (14 right now) and never made a list. I was sitting here with our new laptop last night, trying to be at least a little productive, when I remembered Squidoo. I’d signed up to try it out and had a couple things in draft, so I created my first page, 5 Best Board Books for Babies.

While creating that Squidoo page, I decided to make a Listmania! list of the same books with little reviews of each. My first Listmania! List: 5 Best First Board Books. What do you all think?