By SHUTTA CRUM
June, 2008
If you caught Part 1 of this posting a week or two ago, you know that librarians (and retired ones, as well) like to talk about their reference questions. In that posting I spoke of my favorite [read more...]
By SHUTTA CRUM
June, 2008
If you hang out with librarians, or frequent parties with librarians, eventually the topic of discussion rolls around to one of two subjects; our most memorable patrons (in good and bad ways)... [read more...]
By RICK WALTON
May, 2008
I have mixed emotions about the care with which we watch our children. I want them to be safe, but I also want them to enjoy their childhood. I sure enjoyed mine. A little bit Tom Sawyer... [read more...]
By ADJOA BURROWES
April, 2008
Recently I did a workshop for parents at my son's elementary school in their Parent Center. Some mom's came with their toddlers. Other mom's had older children that were in class. I talked about ways [read more...]
By ADJOA BURROWES
April, 2008
A big manila envelope arrived in the mail one day from my 11 year-old nephew in Chicago. Inside was a letter that read... [read more...]
By SHUTTA CRUM
February, 2008
Shutta is my real first name and Crum is my real last (maiden) name. [My husband has a boring last name, so I kept Crum—what else goes with Shutta?] It is not an ethnic name, or derived from any language other than... [read more...]
By ADJOA BURROWES
February, 2008
I remember Lorenzo Pace when I was a high school student in Chicago. Lorenzo was teaching at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. I would sometimes see him at the Southside Community Art Center... [read more...]
By SHUTTA CRUM
January, 2008
I lay down my copy of Discover magazine, and think back to the many hours I spent stomping around barefooted in our vegetable garden this past summer. [read more...]
By EVE PRANG PLEWS
December, 2007
Christmas Potpourri
2 to 4 Cinnamon sticks
2 Tablespoons whole cloves
4 Bay leaves
½ Orange, sliced
½ Lemon, sliced
Put all ingredients in pan with 4 cups water. Simmer to release fragrance... [read more...]
By BETSY CHASSE
December, 2007
In 2005 I was honored to speak at the same conference as Laura Peterson, founder of Hands To Heart. I recently asked her to write about her work. Imagine a world where very child is loved and in turn [read more...]
By EVE PRANG PLEWS
December, 2007
I love the smell of Christmas,
along with all the lights.
Log fires in the fire place,
on those cold winter nights.
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By EVE PRANG PLEWS
November, 2007
Preheat oven to 200*. Place wire rack on baking sheet. Grate onion and potatoes on box grater – grate to get long pieces of potato or use the large grating blade in your Cuisinart®. Pat potato / onion mix in clean dish towel and wring out excess liquid. Add flour, salt cayenne and then the egg. [read more...]
By BETSY CHASSE
November, 2007
Any outline of intelligence is meaningless and sterile unless it deals immediately with spirit, for spirit is the central nexus of human experience. Nor can spirit be added as an afterthought... [read more...]
By GREG MCCRACKEN
November, 2007
You never know how what you do with your child is going to influence him or her. As a teacher, parents
often ask me, “What should I do when my child (fill in blank here)?
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By MARTY RHODES FIGLEY
November, 2007
My husband is jealous of our dog. He’s been jealous of every dog we’ve owned. He was jealous of our first Samoyed, Zelda, who was named after F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife. [read more...]
By BETSY CHASSE
October, 2007
Every parent experiences angst at some time or other over how to instill, not just the virtues of compassion and consideration in their children, but genuine kindness.
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By BETSY CHASSE
September, 2007
When my husband and I found out we were having our first baby - we were overjoyed! We had been trying for about a year when we finally gave up. I guess it took letting go to let her in!
We are “late [read more...]
By GREG MCCRACKEN
September, 2007
Before I was a teacher, I was an at-home dad. We lived in Burbank, California then, and my days were a blur of making meals, doing housework, grocery shopping... [read more...]
By MARTY RHODES FIGLEY
September, 2007
Adults who write for children have vivid memories of their own childhoods. One of mine is of PANCAKES. The making of pancakes. The consuming of pancakes. The utter stickiness of pancakes. [read more...]
By EVE PRANG PLEWS
September, 2007
"Snips and snails and puppy dog tails – that’s what little boys are made of. Sugar and spice and everything nice – that’s what little girls are made of.” Mother Goose was clearly not informed on what it takes to make a healthy kid. [read more...]
By BETSY CHASSE
September, 2007
As I mentioned in my last blog I’m about nine months pregnant. Now I’m a petite woman, just about 5’2”. I’ve never been skinny - but I’m not chunky either. I just like to eat and have some meat on my [read more...]
By BETSY CHASSE
August, 2007
You may or may not know- but I’m having another baby, and he’s due this month!
Most pregnant women get used to the questions and comments from people- mine usually starts with, “Are you having twin [read more...]
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