Recently I was lucky enough to “interview” my favorite children’s author, Amy Krouse Rosenthal about her new book, Bedtime for Mommy. I’ve gushed about Amy K a few times on this website and really couldn’t believe my luck when the opportunity came by to pick a person’s brain—a brain that is so annoyingly creative. What [...]
It’s almost been a year since our last Spring Book Roundup. I thought I’d share some of my favorites. Most of these are not new releases but books that have become favorites with Emi or my first grade class. Enjoy! Who doesn’t love a pop up book? I saw this video online and had to [...]
Urban six year olds are in a word: savvy. Every year I am more and more in awe of how fast many of my young students have to grow up. Many students at my school take public transit (by themselves) and go home and make their own dinner. When I was in first grade, it [...]
IT’S A MIRACLE! I’m happy to report that I actually accomplished my new year’s resolution this year. The real miracle is that I even set one in the first place – this, followed by another miracle of me taking it halfway seriously. What was this remarkable deed you ask? Sewing a Halloween costume for Emi. [...]
This week I can finally see the light. Although it’s still rather dim and slightly blurry, I know I’m close. Today when I thought I was going to have a mini meltdown, I simply closed my eyes and said “6 more days, and I’m free!” Yes, that’s right people, it is my favorite time of [...]
I have a confession to make. If you promise not to tell anyone, I’ll share it with you. There has been a rift in the Three; a difference of opinion among the Three Bay B Chicks that we may not be able to recover from. As much as I would like to believe that our [...]
A few weeks ago Emi attended her first book reading/signing. We were eating breakfast at one of our favorite spots in the city and as we were walking out we saw it… a sign in the book store for the Amy Krouse Rosenthal. What luck! We absolutely adore her and were tickled pink to discover [...]
Since Earth Day last week I’ve been feeling lots of “green guilt” towards my reckless consumption. I’ve decided to join forces with Thuy and take some small steps towards becoming more earth/green conscious. Here are my top five items I’ve recently purchased and am proud to say are officially GREEN! 1. Better World Books: I [...]
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