A couple of years ago, OWTK was fortunate enough to meet Jane Yolen and listen to her read one of her fairy books in the Enchanted Woods of Winterthur. Surrounded by nature, far removed from the sounds of civilization proved the idealistic setting to hear Yolen read aloud. She’s the […]
Over the past couple months, Scholastic DVDs have been piling up in my office. Included in the stack are Max & Ruby’s Max’s Chocolate Chicken, the new ASL sign language formatted videos – a simply marvelous idea – for the classic Goodnight Moon, and The Wheels on the Bus Sing-Along […]
Jane Yolen (Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs…) hits the mark again with Mama’s Kiss, a whimsical little book that the Bear and Mouse both adore. The story involves an runaway kiss, it’s path out into nature, and flight back home again where it belongs. The illustrations are delightful and the […]
So landis mom, of the super duper blog Bumblee Sweet Potato, recently returned from my favorite place in the world – Provence, France. Upon her return she launched a neat little contest asking fellow bloggers to write about “a kid-type thing that you enjoy more than your kids–or enjoy more […]
