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: “From here, Earth looks like a big beautiful blue marble!” In the 1970’s and 1980’s Public Broadcasting (PBS) had a children’s program titled, “Big Blue Marble.” Show your family a globe and locate countries they hear or ...
HOORAY for Books!
HOORAY for Books!: Knuffle Bunny
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 Caldecott Honor Awards, the first being, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. Mo Willems was ...
HOORAY for Books!: Knuffle Bunny
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 Caldecott Honor Awards, the first being, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. Mo Willems ...
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Easy Cookie Cake & a Giveaway!
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 as much today as I ever have. It's just that now I can pretend I read them for my ...