Thank you to everyone who entered our contest for free PictureIt books. We have a winner! We put all of the names in a (virtual) hat and randomly chose a winner. Congratulations to Maria Butcher, who should be receiving the books right… about… now. Maria mentioned in her comment that […]
Month: October 2010
Mother-Son bookclub part II
Our mother-son book club met again this week. It’s a great example of parents taking their children’s literacy into their own hands. And anyone can do it – you can do it. The boys drew, read, wrote, ate, chatted, answered quiz questions and had an amazing time. Once again, the […]
Teen says reading helped save him
Haille Bailey-Harris is an amazing teenager. His mom helped him get on the right path, in part by nurturing his love of reading. An incredible success story In the Globe and Mail‘s coverage of “boys and education” this week, a very moving column by a boy named Haille Bailey-Harris caught […]
Series on "how school is failing boys"
The Globe and Mail is beginning a new series tomorrow, taking a look at “why school is failing boys.” They say that boys earn lower grades overall than girls in elementary school and high school. They do more poorly than girls in reading and writing and they are more likely to have […]
Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
I’m not so sure it’s a great book… but I can’t seem to put it down. Halo hits all the right buttons for today’s modern tween girl: the main characters are supernatural (angels); there’s a romance; cute and enigmatic boy characters; a spunky yet conflicted girl protagonist. Synopsis Halo tells the […]
Contest: Win free Picture It books
We’ve only had two contest entries so far. And while it’s great that two people have entered (thank you, M and K!)… I ask myself, “why haven’t more people entered?” I figure it could be for two reasons (both of which have to do with the fact that I’m a neophyte at […]
