Hello Book Bums families! As summer break begins, I can’t resist sharing the poem “The Swing” by Robert Louis Stevenson. How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do! Up in the air and over […]
Hello Book Bums families! Summer is almost here, and we are turning our attention to some wonderful ways to spend the summer days. Of course that includes reading, so we’re recommending some compelling historical fiction to add to your family’s reading pile. We also share the scoop on Book Bums’ summer workshops and some volunteer […]
Hello Book Bums families! This week we are celebrating graduates. We often think of endings when we hear the word graduation; but another word for the same ceremony is commencement, which means a beginning. You’ll see both words as you read this week’s newsletter, and together they indicate that someone is taking the next step […]
Hello Book Bums families! This week I got to have lunch with an old friend. Amy was my very best friend from second grade until just after I was married and had my first son. We’d first met in Mrs. Murphy’s class at Maineville Elementary School. We used to play Barbies and sing, “It takes […]