You never can have too many bookmarks–Lord knows that we have plenty at our house, yet we always are in need of another. This is testment to the fact that the readers in the house are always working on multiple books. We craft bookmarks from everything from greeting cards, our drawings, photos, and scrapbooking materials, and [...]
As we inch closer to Easter Sunday, I have always done what any book-freak does–dispatch the Easter Bunny to the bookstore. Both of my kids’ Grandmas give them sugary sweet treats for Easter. The last thing they need to find in their baskets Easter morning is a ton of candy that will be wasted, or worse, eaten. My kids are not deprived–there [...]
Welcome to my blogazine, Read. Write. Thrive! I started this site to share my family’s experiences with reading and writing, two activities that are necessary for academic and life success. While the importance of reading is emphasized and encouraged in our schools, writing is not yet given its due. This is not to say that [...]