Engaging with the Duke Polarization Lab
This morning I submitted the “Get Involved Form” shared by the Polarization Lab at Duke University. This two minute video (shared in November 2019) from the...
Storystorm 2024 Day 2: Julie Falatko Digs Deep
by Julie Falatko Welcome to Day Two of Storystorm! If it hasn’t happened yet, soon your world will be full of stories. You walk down the...
Imagination Soup’s 24 in ‘24 Reading Challenge Book Bingo for Adults
Do you wish there were a reading challenge for you? Well, hold on to your books because we are launching an adult reading challenge: 24 in...
5 Best Reading Journals for Kids
Reading journals for kids motivate more reading and encourage children to think deeply about what they read. Here are the top choices. The post 5 Best...
Storystorm 2024 Day 1: Tara Lazar Picks a Winning Word
Words—if you’re a writer, you love them. You NEED them. They’re our story building blocks. I love the sound of certain words, the way they slide...
2024 7,000 Minutes Reading Challenge for Kids
This 2024 7,000 Hour Reading Challenge 24-page printable for kids will help you support your children with their reading goals of 20 minutes (or more) of...
Storystorm 2024 Registration IS OPEN!
Welcome to STORYSTORM 2024 Registration! Seven years ago I changed the name and month of my annual writing challenge, from Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo) to...
Full Text RSS Feeds from Mastodon
Prepare for a “geekier than normal” post: I want to share about a custom GPT I’m trying to build that will extract article link titles, website...
50 Challenging Books for Young Advanced Readers
Here’s a list of books around 1000 Lexile, appropriate for young advanced readers in various genres including fantasy and memoir. The post 50 Challenging Books for...
8 New Picture Books, December 2023
The new releases in picture books seemed much less this month, making this possibly my shortest picture book review list ever in my 16 year history!...
