Happy Read Aloud Day!
That moment when you bite into your bacon, lettuce, tomato, and avocado sandwich – on toasted bread, no less – and that incredible flavor combination assaults y...
Author: mlasley
Delicious Thursday – The Kid from Diamond Street
When I was sitting in that big, swivel chair getting a haircut yesterday, the woman next to me was talking about the movie Hidden Figures. How, she wondered alo...
Library Field Trip – Golden Gate Bridge!
While it might still be January, we’re starting to think about Spring Break. I should clarify: it feels like spring in Houston – we’re hitting 80 degrees almost...
Keep ‘Em Reading: Christmas Carols!
Up on the rooftop, reindeer paws. Wait. Is it “paws” or is it “pause?” Good tidings to you, and all of your kin. What are “tidings?” Also? What are “kin?” Hang ...
Two Weeks With the Kids at Home? You Need a Bag of Books!
I know what you’re thinking. Everyone in your family needs a B R E A K. Some time to rest and relax. Some time to sleep in, play outside, be a family. Some time...
Teacher Gifts – Everything You Need to Know
Did ya happen to watch Saturday Night Live last Saturday? Thanks but no, I’m not diving into our political nightmare . . . Rather, I’m referencing their ...
Dear Parents, The secret to get through the holidays? Read.
Dear Parents, Can you feel it in the air? It’s that time of year. When life gets a little hectic, unpredictable, off-schedule. One night, you’re in sweat pants,...
Delicious Thursday: I Will Not Eat You
Hungry? Neither is Theodore, at least not when a bird, a wolf, and a tiger pass near his cave. But when the boy shows up, Theodore thinks he just might be hungr...
Which Book is Next??
One of the best things in the world? When your child (or student) cannot wait to read the next book in a series. One of the worst things in the world? Trying to...
A Journal and a Pen. Free Therapy.
Among other treats and delights, my daughter received this for her birthday a few weeks ago: It is just as the title suggests – a little creative companion whos...