This is Book (with and without his unique jacket).   Oh, Lordy!  I am simply in love Kirsten Hall's first trade picture book. ...

Sweet kindergartner Kindia is in the front row, second from the left. My students have inspired, delighted, and charmed me.  They conti...

In mid-December I "saddled up" my Saint (Bernard), Cal, in preparation for a long walk through our neighborhood.  Tradition dema...

"Why did you become a teacher?" I get asked this quite a bit in tones ranging from sincere inquiry to rhetorical distaste...

It has been an exhausting few days with much to celebrate... On Monday I successfully defended my dissertation and then celebrated my bi...