The last post I wrote was over a week or two ago, right? To my shock and horror, I found that someone had left a comment on it recently, which means people are still actually reading this blog. Augh.
Now, don’t get me wrong. I LOVE that people are still reading this blog. The problem is [...]
Archive for February, 2008
An Announcement . . .
Posted in Mish-Mash, tagged excuses excuses on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
AUGH!
Posted in Mish-Mash, tagged nursery rhymes, Sarah Josepha Hale, Two Idiots + Fire = Bad on February 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Bad news: the childhood home of Sarah Josepha Hale was burnt down by a pair of idiots over the weekend. Because some people apparently have a thing against lil’ lambies and Thanksgiving.
Sarah Josepha Hale is best known as the author of “Mary Had a Little Lamb” — one of the few well-known nursery rhymes [...]
Blog of a Kindred Spirit
Posted in classic kidlit, tagged Brooke lazes around instead of writing original content, classic kidlit, other blogs on February 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I just discovered the delightful blog Vintage Kid’s Books My Kid Loves (again, thanks to Esme Codell) and fallen head-over-heels in love with it. Brief, enthusastic reviews of picture books found at yard sales, thrift shops, and anywhere else fun old tales lurk are accompanied by small, well-chosen samples of illustration. Like so:
Best of all? [...]
Set Coveting Sensors on “Stun”
Posted in Mish-Mash, Uncategorized, tagged cool stuff that I waaaaaant, puppetry, shadow puppets on February 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ooooooh. It’s only February, and I already know what I want for Christmas:
“Yeah,” you may say. “I’ve seen tabletop theaters before.” Take a closer gander:
Those are tiny little marionettes! With spiffy little 3D pop-up scenery! You can do your own rendition of the “Lonely Herdsman” from The Sound of Music! [...]
Baker’s “Dozen”: IT’S GROUNDHOG DAY!
Posted in baker's dozen, tagged baker's dozen, booklist, Groundhog Day, picture books on February 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »
As a Pittsburgher, Groundhog Day is something of a Big Deal — admittedly, not a tremendously big deal — something on a scale between President’s Day and a Steelers Super Bowl win. We’re the closest major city to Punxutawney, the home of Groundhog Phil, who is the designated rodent for predicting the weather via [...]
