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Raising readers

March 5, 2016 by Amy 1 Comment

Please excuse the poor quality of the photo, but the conversation that happened simultaneous with the snapping of it was too good not to share: Me:  “Are y’all supposed to be getting wet?” {As if I didn’t know. ;-)} Benny:  “We’re not.  We’re just fishing.  Like Henry and Ribsy.” Lest we think the our littlest … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bloggy Randomness, Books, Kid-Speak Tagged: Audiobooks, Benny

Read Aloud Thursday–July 2015

July 30, 2015 by Amy 3 Comments

Hello!  How are you all doing these days?  I feel like I’ve been away for most of the summer and only slowly began making my return this month.  We have been in a fairly consistent read-aloud routine, so that‘s something to smile about.  🙂 This has been the summer of Elizabeth Enright.  We have read … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Kid-Speak Tagged: Benny, board books, fiction picture books, Juvenile Fiction, Louise, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday, The DLM

In honor of National Poetry Month (& Benny’s birthday!)–a giveaway

April 2, 2015 by Amy 7 Comments

I don’t know how my baby got to be two years old (today!–at 11 a.m. on the nose).  I’m a little sad about it, truth be told.  However, instead of sniveling, I think I’ll celebrate by giving away a little book.  I picked up this tiny anthology, Tomie’s Little Book of Poems, at Goodwill a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bloggy Randomness, Kid-Speak Tagged: Benny

Odds & Ends: Cabin Fever Edition

February 21, 2015 by Amy 2 Comments

It has been a long week here at the House of Hope. Due to the winter weather and north Alabama snow hsyteria, not one of our scheduled activities took place this week.  NOT ONE.   While I definitely welcomed the break at the beginning of the week, by the end of the week I was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education, Kid-Speak Tagged: Field Trips, Lulu, North Alabama Field Trips, northwest Alabama field trips, Odds & Ends, Tennessee Valley field trips, Weekly Wrap-Up

Odds & Ends

February 13, 2015 by Amy 6 Comments

We had one day of relative warmth this week, and we headed for the park with our Chick Fil A lunch in hand to soak up the rays.  This was on Wednesday after CBS.  We met dear friends there, and the kids had a great time running and sliding and swinging.  Benny slid down the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education, Kid-Speak Tagged: Benny, Louise, Lulu, The DLM, Weekly Wrap-Up
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I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer


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