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In the Muse with Children’s Book Author, Donna J. Shepherd
Welcome to part 4 in our series "In the Muse". This week we bend the ear of Donna Shepherd, a most prolific children's book author and inspirational writer. Thanks for taking the time to chat with us Donna. Welcome to the table. Thanks so much for inviting me to your...
Jumpstart
Pre-K Resources for Early Childhood Literacy I have two daughters and come from a family where reading was experienced at a very early age. I was a fourth grade teacher when I had my first daughter and remember wondering what I could do for her to best prepare her for...
How My Father’s Storytelling Legacy Lives On, Thanks to My Tech Startup
The most powerful memories I have of my childhood are the moments I shared with my father, when he taught me to read. Those memories were always precious to me; but more precious is the opportunity that I have to watch him read a bedtime story to my nieces today,...
Time for Summer READING with Grambo!
Let's not lump Summer Reading in with making your kids eat their veggies. Summer Reading can be a fun, interactive, bonding endeavor. Case in point. Beth Navarro, author of Grambo, has put together a spectacular Summer Reading Guide for Grambo. It's the perfect...
Long Live Print.
Okay, so I realize that might be confusing, coming from a storytelling technology founder, but our objective was never to replace print. Our mission has always been to 'Create Happy Moments' through the art of storytelling; and technology makes it very easy to share...
In the Muse: with Beth Navarro
Our next subject “In the Muse” comes to us from Southern California. Beth Navarro is a talented writer, blogger and children's book author. In fact, Beth is one of the first authors that came on board Be There Bedtime Stories back in 2009. We are thrilled to sit down...
Reading Partners
A few years ago I facilitated a teacher workshop and to kick things off we posed a question. We asked teachers how they came to be a reader. We asked them to identify the key that opened the door for them. Participants immediately woke up that lazy morning and became...
Read to a Child
Meet Our Friends: Read to a Child We’ve got the scoop from Maricor Garaniel, a Program Manager at Read to a Child. How about sharing a story with us about your earliest experience learning to read or a favorite childhood book? My mother told me she read Peter Rabbit...
Our BFFs in Literacy
As a former classroom teacher and current reading specialist, probably the most important thing I can do is find the key to unlock the love of reading for every child. That is not the same for every child so there is work to do in order to find that hook for each...
In the Muse: Laurie Allen Klein
Art Meets Story We are launching into 2014 with the 2nd installment of our "In the Muse" series. Shifting to the pictures behind the "picture book", illustrator Laurie Allen Klein is our guest. Mary: Hi Laurie. Thanks for sitting down with me and letting us peer into...
In the Muse: Janet Halfmann
Art and Story Come to Life With Janet Halfmann: We are on the road to picture book enlightenment with a new blog series called In the Muse. Let's huddle up by the fire with a cup of hot cocoa and ponder the birth of a story with Janet Halfmann. Mary: Hi Janet. Welcome...
The New Blogger on the Block
This week I am turning my blog temporarily over to a guest blogger. Before I do, I want to remind everyone that writing is reading. The act of writing and revising requires reading and thinking. What a great way to grow your literacy! Blogging can be one way to allow...
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