Juggling work, family & faith in the Hospitality State
Have you seen the enjoyable movies Toy Story or A Bug’s Life with your children? If so, you’ve seen the work of WILLIAM JOYCE. Look for his imaginative children’s books and read your favorites with your children. You’ll both enjoy the pictures. William Joyce, a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, has already achieved prominence in the [...]
Do brew a cup of Camomile (KAM’-oh-mile) tea, gather your children around, and read the classic story by Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. If you are grown-up and have never read this delightful tale, treat yourself to a gem of a story with strong characters and plot. English author, Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) [...]
Do we have unique Southern traditions? Of course we do! Consider these pointed out by Olivia Byrd: “Southern women talk slow and in detail!” True, “dahling”! Is it a Southern thing to write thank-you notes? Good etiquette for all, I believe. Lots of food, flowers, friends, and family at funerals. Yes. Daily gatherings for coffee, [...]
Storyteller Lynda Deniger enjoys school visits, entertaining young children, and encouraging them to love reading. Her first book concerns life on the coastal Gulf waters with “Salty Seas,” a talking shrimp boat and his captain “Charley,” showing the values of hard work, friendship and teamwork. Deniger, an enthusiastic storyteller had already had some success [...]
From space our world is like a big ball holding us all. Teach young children the delightful finger play: “Here’s A Ball,” (Teaching with Rhythm and Rhyme, Caughman, page 38). Apollo astronauts in the 1970’s took some memorable photographs of our planet. Observing the blue oceans covering three-fourth of the earth yielded the now-famous quote: [...]
Do we have any Mississippi Dads reading this site? I love the book and recommend that you read Knuffle Bunny to your children. Your discussion during and after the story will be a treasured time. You may know the name Mo Willems, for his PIGEON is a popular picture book character! He’s won three [...]
Once, on the first day of a college English course, my professor had us write essays explaining who were our favorite authors and why. Without hesitation, I wrote my essay about Dr. Seuss. Why? Rhyme, rhythm, alliteration…you name it. The fact he can make up words and get away with it. I love his books [...]
My earliest memory is of my Mother holding me in her lap and reading aloud the rhymes of Mother Goose. I still have the book. I was three. I once saw a book-list created by librarians calling books for pre-schoolers, “lap books!” An appropriate name. Do take time in your busy day to relax and [...]
In preparation for our Rapunzel-themed birthday party, I visited our local library and checked out Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox. We had planned to read it at the party, but as I said in a previous post, we just went outside and played instead. My daughter and I read it later though, and we [...]
