September 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on September 27, 2008
On Thursday and Friday, the Baton Rouge Public Library hosted a children’s book author/illustrator program (this is their 31st year). Their featured author/illustrator was Tedd Arnold. Tedd Arnold is the author/illustrator of Green Wilma, No Jumping on the Bed, Parts (and its sequels), Super Fly Guy (and its sequels), and many other books. Thursday night’s [...]
September 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on September 24, 2008
Friends: It’s been a few days since my last blog. I have been spending a lot of time in the kitchen with my 8 year old daughter, Eliana. What a delight she is. I love being around her – her enthusiasm is contagious. Since we began her blog, Eliana Cooks! A Creative Kid in the [...]
September 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on September 21, 2008
Friends: With Soleil gone to college and Eliana at her Abuela’s house, Antonio decided it was time for us to go out on a “date.” What a concept for a married couple. LOL So I dolled up… We had dinner at a relatively new restaurant called Alligator Pear’s. I had falling-off-the-bones ribs and tender green [...]
September 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on September 19, 2008
Fancy Nancy written by Jane O’Connor and Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser is a book about precocious little Nancy who loves everything “fancy.” It’s become a phenomenon, endearing little girls across the nation. I thought the classic paper doll chain would be a perfect accompaniment for Fancy Nancy. Materials: Large piece of construction paper cut [...]
September 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on September 19, 2008
Friends: Leaf Man is a fantastic book by Lois Ehlert where the leaves transform into people, birds, fish, vegetables, trees, and more. It’s a great book for the Fall but works year round because trees are everywhere! Materials: Lots of different leaves in varying colors Sheet of white paper Pictures of animals (if you wish) [...]
September 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on September 19, 2008
Friends: Today, Eliana, my 8 year old daughter, and I went to the library. It was a special trip because she was getting her very own library card. It may not seem like a big deal to you but it is a very big deal to a third grader! This means that she’s a “big [...]
September 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on September 18, 2008
Library Mouse – Tissue Paper Roll Mouse & Book Library Mouse written and illustrated by Daniel Kirk is a fantastic book about reading and writing. Sam, a mouse who lives in the library, loves to read. He is so inspired by books that he decides to write one and sneak it into the library collection. [...]
September 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on September 17, 2008
Wild About Books Paper Plate Snakes “In a flash every beast in the zoo was stampeding To learn all about this new something called reading. Forsaking their niches, their nests, and their nooks, They went wild, simply wild, about wonderful books…” And so begins one of my favorite new classics written by Judy Sierra and [...]
September 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on September 17, 2008
Humpty Dumpty Egg-Splodes – Blown Egg Humpty This is a great book by author and illustrator, Kevin O’Malley. Kevin has a wonderful sense of humor (in person and in books). The story begins with a man telling a story… Humpty Dumpty is ginormous and he’s on a rampage. This book is a uproarious romp through [...]
September 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on September 17, 2008
Where the Wild Things Are – Wild Things Paper Bag Puppets Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak was one of Soleil’s favorite books as a child. I read it over and over and over again. And then she read it over and over and over again until Mommy said, “Be still!” Materials: Paper [...]
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