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Character Voice...

3/15/2015

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Here's a cutie of a book:
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt.


The crayons are tired and upset and just can't take it anymore.... so they each pen a letter to their owner to explain their point of view. Creative, funny, a fabulous example of writing with "voice", this book will tickle your funny bone and motivate you to consider what your belongings would say to you....


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Make Magazine...

6/3/2014

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---- Warning to all parents ----
If your child receives Make magazine this will happen...
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to your drinking straws.
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to your broken printer.
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to your last box of toothpicks.
to the Lego bricks in your house.

Make magazine not only shows the reader how to make certain items - it inspires them to creative new items of their own. It's been great fun to watch our son imagine the possibilities.

What would your young creative genius build?

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Not (just) a book...

2/17/2014

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These Antoinette Portis are a cute read and have inspired many a teacher to incorporate literature, art, drama, and even music within their children's programs. These books ask the reader to imagine how a simple object (such as a cardboard box or a twig) can be transformed through their imagination.
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For example.. a stick is transformed into a fishing pole!
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Or.. the weights to be lifted in the competition for a gold medal!

After reading the book, children can then try their
own hand at 'transforming' the simple to the sublime.



Here's a few examples of taking these story one step further...
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ART2-D2...

9/29/2013

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We rarely buy books. With the wonder of the public library - all our needs are covered. However, every blue moon there is a book I recommend for purchase. Here's one such treasure:
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   The ongoing 'Origami Yoda' books are a great upper-elementary and middle school read. While we wait for the next release, this book helps readers draw, talk, invent and fold (just as the main characters in the book do). This book has brought an entire week of Star Wars puppetry to our home. I've also been perfecting my translation of 'yoda speak' -Play well, my boys do! Now: Room needs cleaning, it does!"
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President Portraits

2/3/2012

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Q: What do you get when you mix art and history?
A: Another great book of portraits by Hanoch Piven!

After falling in love with Portrait Poems this past summer,
I checked out other books by the same author
and found this beauty:

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The book includes facts, quotes, and humorous stories about our nation's past executive leaders while also displaying pictures constructed from related objects.  (I.e. Ronald Reagan's mouth is made from Jelly beans!) Interesting anytime of the year -- but perhaps especially so for President's Day: February 20th!
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