I wanted to add a few musings about this article we linked to before Christmas that appeared in the New York Times: Our (Bare) Shelves, Ourselves. Only because I have been working on this here Library Project for so long, just so you can put something on those shelves (and relieve yourself, as one funny reader… Read More »
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My Family and Other Animals in the Library Project
Title: My Family and Other Animals Author: Gerald Durrell File Under: Humor, Family Life, Read Aloud, Homeschooling Age Group: Anyone able to sit still for a longer read-aloud, and who can be trusted not to repeat the word “bastard” indiscriminately. You think I’m not talking about homeschooling (or educating children in general) when I really am.… Read More »
Elizabeth Goudge in the Library Project
Titles: The Scent of Water, The Rosemary Tree, Gentian Hill, The Dean’s Watch (this is one of a trilogy), Green Dolphin Street, Island Magic, The Bird in the Tree (this is one of a trilogy) Author: Elizabeth Goudge File Under: Novels, Healing fiction Age Group: Young adult on up The comments in my {bits & pieces} post of Saturday reminded me to tell you… Read More »
Understanding children, special needs or not. The Miracle Worker in the Library Project
Title: The Miracle Worker: A Play Author: William Gibson File Under: Plays, Foundational, Child Development, Read-Aloud (and perform!), Education, Special Needs, Homeschooling Age Group: From adolescence to old age A work of art can convey truths in a way that no textbook ever can. If that art is based on, as they say, “a true story,”… Read More »
Each Peach Pear Plum in the Library Project
Title: Each Peach Pear Plum Authors: Janet and Allen Ahlberg File Under: Read-Aloud, Picture Book Age Group: Nursery-Rhyme set and indeed all ages To me, the test of a good book for any age is whether you can read it out loud the required one million times without throwing it across the room. The test of… Read More »