Gifts for the Gifted – Spiroglyphics
This week’s Gifts for the Gifted recommendation, Spiroglyphics, is a unique activity book suitable for anyone who derives pleasure from coloring within the lines!
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Stamped Digital Reader’s Notebook
UPDATE 7/23/20 – Here is a link to a guide for Stamped. Also, find out more about author Jason Reynolds in this blog post. For this week’s post dedicated to sharing anti-racist resources, I am giving you the link to a digital Reader’s Notebook that was tweeted out by Pernille Ripp (@PernilleRipp) today. This is … Read more
Girls Garage
I remember when we moved into our first house together, and my husband casually mentioned something about checking the pilot light on our heater. For some reason, it had gone out, and I was scared to death he didn’t know what he was doing when he brought an open flame near the decrepit appliance sitting … Read more
Makey Makey Book Tasting
So I’m not saying that I decided to follow Barb Seaton (@barb_seaton) because she has a bulldog in her profile picture – but it is definitely evidence that we are kindred spirits. Since I know there are many librarians who follow this blog, I wanted to share Barb’s recent tweet about a Makey Makey Book … Read more
Gifts for the Gifted – Creative Struggle
A few years ago, I thought I would help out the parents of my gifted and talented students by writing about some games, toys, or books that I thought might make good purchases during the holiday season. I called the series of posts, “Gifts for the Gifted,” and I have continued to do it annually on every … Read more
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
First of all, this is the best book title I’ve ever seen. It is intriguing when you see the cover, and totally makes sense on a variety of levels once you read the book. Even the author’s name, Dusti Bowling, seems perfect for a story set in a theme park in Arizona. I think I … Read more