Every month I update the listings of Pearl and Carrie's favorite books in the sidebar. Shifting gears a bit, here are MY favorite picture books of the month (and I'm choosing these books for the artwork more than for the stories):
ABC's by Charley Harper
Gwango's Lonesome Trail
The Octonauts and the Sea of Shade
If you have a favorite illustrator this month, please let us know.
Today over at Queer Blogs they are featuring (yes, you guessed it) The Other Mother. Many thanks to Katerina and Company!
Yesterday at 3:30 pm, Marcia and I realized that the kids had been at home in their pajamas all day. Marcia consulted a few websites and found a list of family-oriented activities. We decided on Hermann Park where the kids took a train ride, raced up and down hills with boys of all ages, ate a picnic supper, and attended their first live performance at the outdoor theater. We were surprised how much they liked the musical. They've never stayed up so late in their lives, and even Carrie watched and listened with complete enthusiasm.
I've posted more pictures from our vacation in this album. In this photo, Carrie is observing the surfers.
Storytelling is one of those primal experiences, and I think that by trying out both the telling and listening roles, children get an early introduction to literature that is powerful and memorable. I mentioned Pearl's adventures in bookmaking last month, and my friend Doodaddy kindly asked for a peak at one of them. So I set up a photo album so that you can see a sample six-page tale. The writing is done by dictation, although Pearl did write her name and "The End." When we shared this book with Pearl's cousin Maya, she (Maya) immediately wrote and illustrated one herself. It was really good too!
Yes, we are making the transition back into actual life with some bumps and bruises and a terrible night of sleep, but we are back.
Grrrlville - Kid Squared playdate reunion
At this moment:
@ carrie is sitting in the dog bed (not) playing a video game
@ pearl is illustrating a story about a helping animal, a cheetah to be exact, who lives in a dark spooky forest
@ marcia is reading some magazines -- VegNews,Curve, The Sun
@ Robin is pecking out a new blog post. One finger typing is a drag, but the fact that one can blog from a phone is pretty cool.
Greetings from another gorgeous day in Santa Monica!
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