Please Don't Throw Rubbish

CAM_0574 Here’s a sign I saw in Pompeii. I absolutely love that we cannot throw “rubbish.” (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)

New Vox Group: Kid's Lit

Whenever I post about Children’s literature, I’m always hesitant to post it to the 2 reading Vox groups that I’m in, because everyone on there seems to only read adult books. So I’ve created a Vox book group for people who love Children’s literature. There must be at least a handful of us here who… Continue reading New Vox Group: Kid's Lit

Indexed and Harry Potter

In case you haven’t heard of the blog Indexed yet, here’s a great recent card that she posted: Card1122 I love Indexed because it combines two of my favorite things, graphs and index cards. I didn’t think I would post about the whole Dumbledore thing, but I read a blog post today (by ShelfTalker) that… Continue reading Indexed and Harry Potter

What I'm Up To

The Virgin Suicides Reading: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffery Eugenides Arrested Development Watching: Arrested Development on DVD with Ryan Mac OSX Leopard Waiting for the mail person to deliver: Mac OSX Leopard Wheat Chex Eating: Wheat Chex Dan in Real Life Weekend plans: Seeing Dan In Real Life The idea for this “Up To” post… Continue reading What I'm Up To

Stevo Biebo turns 24!

Stevo Today I’d like to wish my good friend Stevo Biebo (her name is Emily too, but we call her Stevo) a big huge HAPPY BIRTHDAY! She lives in Boston, and is in grad school studying to be an Opera singer, which means she is cooler than you or me. In honor of Stevo, I’m… Continue reading Stevo Biebo turns 24!

Picture Post

Michigan Fall Trees Just a few pictures from my trip(s) to Michigan earlier this month. Michigan was absolutely gorgeous, especially up north. The trees are incredible. I miss Michigan in the fall. And here’s a picture of the most relaxing afternoon in the world: reading in the hammock in our backyard: My reading spot (This… Continue reading Picture Post

Why I Love Children's literature

A commenter on one of Mo Willems’s blog entries offers a quote that describes perfectly why I love children’s literature: “I believe that a good children’s book should appeal to all people who have not completely lost their original joy and wonder in life. The fact is that I don’t make books for children at… Continue reading Why I Love Children's literature

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Books Update

John Elder Robison A few weeks ago I went to the most inspiring book event I’ve ever been to. It was for John Elder Robison and his new book, Look Me in the Eye. It’s a memoir about growing up with Asperger’s Syndrome. The book is incredible, and the event was so much fun. Barnes… Continue reading Books Update