the book stack
Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a BraveDog Named Baltic. Monica Carnesi. NancyPaulsen Books, a division of PenguinYoung Readers Group. 2012. Monica Carnesi’s nonfiction picture book quickly worked its… Read more the book stack →
favorite bits
{words to start the week} Paul W. Hankins wrote “We Have a Code Situation: When the Heart of a Reader is in Arrest” for the Nerdy Book Club blog last… Read more favorite bits →
10 pirate books {#pb10for10}
Thanks to Cathy (Reflect and Refine) and Mandy (Enjoy and Embrace Learning) for organizing 10 for 10 Picture Books. Visit their sites to see everyone’s lists.At the Choice Literacy writing retreat, I listened to a… Read more 10 pirate books {#pb10for10} →
{Lonely}: five minute friday
Go How long has it been since I’ve been lonely? A decade maybe, or maybe more. I’m not sure. Yet I live in a world filled with lonely people. I step into classrooms filled with lonely people. I walk through the grocery store of lonely people. My digital footsteps walk around lonely people. And I wonder if maybe I even live in a home with lonely people. Lonely can stifle a person. One can be surrounded with beating hearts and bubbling laughter and still feel stark still solitude. Lonely strangles… Read more {Lonely}: five minute friday →
What kids need on the first day of school…
As a welcome gift when I was hired, my principal gave me the book The First Days of School by Harry K. Wong. It is an exceptional read. In fact, I… Read more What kids need on the first day of school… →
preparing (sols)
I purposely waited to write my slice. I considered preposting, but instead, I wanted to write it in real-time, at the end of the day, from my in-law’s lake house.… Read more preparing (sols) →
the book stack: where it’s been
If I’m gutsy-honest, the kind of honest that is see-through and stark and you wonder if people are still going to like you when you’re done being honest, then I’d… Read more the book stack: where it’s been →
words to start the week
Those who are living get scarred. Scars are proof of overcoming. Scars are signs of vitality. Scars are evidence of strength. This isn’t such a bad thing.
favorite bits
One of the ways I felt spoiled at the Choice Literacy Writing Retreat was that I could go for a walk whenever I wanted. This is a luxury. My exercise… Read more favorite bits →
Ruth Ayres Writes 