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Begin a new chapter

Another year is ending. That was fast. What did I even do? hmm, taught a new batch of littles, celebrated a birthday, took a girls trip, went on a lot of walks, took some beach days, spent time writing/journaling , did a some online shopping and read a lot books! Just to name a few… Continue reading Begin a new chapter

Land of Opportunity

Happy Fourth! Today always feels like the start of summer for me. As an educator for so many years and having June always be the end of the school year and begining of summer school/camp, July 4th always sets as the starting event of actual summer vacation. Now if the retail stores would stop putting… Continue reading Land of Opportunity

Let’s spill the tea!

Happy International Tea Day! Let’s spill the tea shall we. I am a tea drinker, a tea lover and a tea pot collector. Tea, in all it’s form, calms my soul. I can be British whilst sipping on English Breakfast tea. I can be whimsical with tropical teas. I can rejuvenate with rooibos tea. Tea… Continue reading Let’s spill the tea!

If the crown fits

Last week I celebrated my birthday with the littles. In our class, each child chooses to do something special to celebrate their birthday. They often choose to read their favorite book or to do a special craft together. For my big day, I chose to read my children’s book, Bea Bee Loves Tea. Each time… Continue reading If the crown fits

The Best Time of the Year

This coming week, my school is hosting the Scholastic Book Fair. It’s my favorite week! Not only does the book fair bring back all those elementary school memories, but the educator in me loves to see the littles find happiness in books. I’m pretty sure when you see a book fair as an adult a… Continue reading The Best Time of the Year

Seeing Is Believing

The other night I went to a Vision Board Event. It was a Girls Night Out with my squad. There we sat cutting out pictures, words, sentences or whatever spoke to our visions. We chatted to each other, helped find the things we needed to help complete our boards. We had different visions, of course,… Continue reading Seeing Is Believing

Happy Bee Day!

It’s International Bee Day! In honor of this day, my new book Bea Bee at the Sea is available now on Amazon! Celebrate kindness and determination with Bea Bee and her new friend. Recently, I read a draft copy to the littles to get the only critique that matters, emerging readers! I am happy to… Continue reading Happy Bee Day!

Picture this!

Happy National Children’s Picture Book Day! Yay! Any day that recognizes the importance of books, especially for early readers is a great day! Children’s books are so important to a child’s growing mind and heart. As I work on the next book in the Bea Bee series, it’s important to me to make sure that… Continue reading Picture this!

Open a book, open a mind.

In my last post, I gave some expert tips about what to look for in a good children’s book. For this post, I am going to show you how you can turn a children’s book into a hands on learning experience! Let’s start with one of my favorite books to use with ages 4-8 and… Continue reading Open a book, open a mind.

Insights from an expert

As an expert in children’s books, I pride myself on finding the perfect book for your child’s social and emotional growth, your classroom curriculum or your library shelf. I have a lot of books listed on the JJ List page that I feel are a great addition to anyone’s children’s book library, but what makes… Continue reading Insights from an expert