Bedtime Report #4
It's been a busy couple of weeks, but we have some fun books to share. Our camping plans a weekend ago were scrapped by tornado weather,...
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Christina Dendy
Jun 7, 20212 min read
Bedtime Report #3
Still reading Zoey and Sassafrass! We have a case of the Grumplets this week ... I'm going to try and keep these shorter and focus my...
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Christina Dendy
May 30, 20213 min read
Bedtime Report #2
I'm a wee bit behind on bedtime reports. It's been hectic few weeks with work stuff, kid stuff, one kid's graduation stuff, fractured...
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Christina Dendy
May 3, 20213 min read
Bedtime Report #1
Okay, so I've been doing this casually off and on, and thought I'd try to make it more regular. I meant to write an official report...
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Christina Dendy
Jan 19, 20213 min read
The Wonderful World of Art and Artists
And the picture books about them! So, there's this amazing interactive exhibit about Vincent Van Gogh coming to the Indianapolis Museum...
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Christina Dendy
Jan 11, 20213 min read
Books About Hope and Perseverance
We've had a rough week coming on top of a rough year. Some have suffered or overcome more than others. Some we've lost. To be sure, there...
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Christina Dendy
Jan 5, 20213 min read
Library Books, Anyone?
Actually, I'm not asking whether you've checked out any fabulous books from your local library, though that's certainly an awesome thing...
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Christina Dendy
Dec 18, 20204 min read
Wonderful Winter Reads
So, admittedly, I'm a little late with this. It's been that kind of year. Here's hoping I'm not too late for you to get some good winter...
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Christina Dendy
Oct 12, 20204 min read
Indigenous Peoples' Day (Not Columbus Day)
It seems I write something about this each year, or at least post something about it. I'm not alone. Challenging the premise of Columbus...
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Christina Dendy
Oct 8, 20208 min read
Favorite Halloween and Fall Books
'Tis the season to get spooky! Okay, so fall and particularly Halloween month, yes, month, are my favorite times of year. For...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 15, 20201 min read
Multicultural Fairy Tales
Recently, a friend asked for recommendations, and then I stumbled on this great list from Brightly. I wanted to share it here, too....
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Christina Dendy
Aug 5, 20201 min read
Greetings!
I'm in the process of rebuilding my website to account for some exciting news: the publication of my first children's picture book with...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20203 min read
Onomato-what? (Onomatopoeia!)
My kids and I love this word and all the sound words that come with it. So, I thought I would take a break (EEP) from everything else to...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20202 min read
Kid Lit: Refugees’ Experiences
This post builds on the previous post. I know there’s a lot going on. COVID-19, systemic and systematic racism, poverty, so much more,...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20203 min read
Diverse Kid Lit
I’ve posted about this before, but the best way to educate your kids about diversity and inclusion as well as systemic racism is to...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Celebrating Pride Month
I don’t need to build wonderful lists of books because there are already some great lists out there, so I’m sharing them here. from...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Some Favorite Kid Reads (Read Aloud)
I know many friends, colleagues and complete strangers are sharing their favorite books online in closed social networks right now. It’s...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20203 min read
Winter Picture Books
Okay, this one’s impossible to constrain, so I’ll be breaking it up into categories. First, if you want a great resource for finding some...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20203 min read
Great Board Book (Great Gifts)
I meant to start posting a gift idea a day after Thanksgiving, but, well, life. So I have some catching up to do! I wanted to share some...
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Christina Dendy
Aug 4, 20203 min read
The Revolution Begins … in Books
I’m going a little out on a limb here. I think we have a problem with how we are approaching literature and English in our schools. Yes,...
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