April 2011

Your Friend, Kristine

Dear Reader, Have you ever had a burr stuck to your sock or pant leg? These prickly little things poke you until you just have to stop and pull them out. That’s sort of how Jess (the big sister) sees her little sister, Emma. Most of the time. As a big sister, I had fun… Read more »

Kristine O’Connell George – The Educator’s Friend

Kristine’s website is packed with a plethora of activity guides, teacher’s guides, and coloring pages to serve as companions for her long list of wonderful books. She has even included a clever interactive mini-web activity in which Kristine demonstrates how writers work to capture writing ideas because, as she says,  ideas can be sneaky. Play Kristine’s Tips for Young Poets by clicking HERE. If… Read more »