Libraries and story times
Apr 01, 2011
“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”- Hans Christian Anderson I left something outside on the porch to dry and when Donald collected it in the evening, there was a fuzzy →MORE...


Mar 23, 2011
As I have mentioned before, Donald and I do not keep very many toys for Charlotte. We have one drawer of toys. One. Well, one drawer of toys and one stack of wood puzzles. So I guess it’s more like one →MORE...


Mar 17, 2011
Today’s book = The Growing Story, written by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. (I believe the original illustrations were done by Phyllis Rowand, but I have never seen one of the vintage copies.) An oldie, but a goodie, this →MORE...


When I compiled the list of books to feature this year, I based it entirely on reader recommendations with one exception: The Day the Babies Crawled Away, by Peggy Rathmann. This is a book that a friend passed along to Charlotte →MORE...


Jan 01, 2011
Charlotte’s favorite part of library visits these days is the puzzle table. As a result, I find that I am increasingly making two trips to the library in one day. The first trip is for story hour. The second trip is →MORE...

