It's the last week of school before the holiday break which means time to read, play in the snow, visit with friends and family, and cel...

I remembered! The last #PictYourBooks post explained how I forgot to share an update with everyone about how Week #10 was actually going t...

Week #10 was a strange one since there was a short week for Thanksgiving followed by another short week (at least in our district) because s...

As you have probably guessed, there is no #PictYourBooks challenge for this week. Week 11 will take place next week, starting on Monday as u...

Some weeks take longer than others to decide what the weekly challenge will be. I do have a list of ideas, but the decision sometimes, some ...

Books for Week 9, Share a book where music is important : Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuoso Duke Ellington Zin!...

Two weekends ago my son and I had the opportunity to see the musical Hamilton in Milwaukee, and let me tell you, it was pretty amazing. ...

There are technical difficulties with this week's video, but I hope to have it finished on Monday night. I will publish it on the websi...

Today is Veterans Day. Today was originally known as Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I in 1918, but it was officially changed in ...

Week 7 Books with a surprise: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Keeper of the Lost Cities Babymouse for President Elvis and the Unde...

Something surprised me this weekend, and to make a long story short, I thought surprises might be a great subject for a #PictYourBooks chall...

Books featured for Week 6, share a book with a first: I Really Like Slop Gus We Don't Eat Our Classmates The True Story of ...

I just got a notification on my phone and it said, "FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON FOR MOST AREAS MONDAY NIGHT. A strong upper level disturba...

Book Submitted for Week 5 : Stone Fox Who Wins the Race Jim Wins Hot Rods Hi, Fly Guy! The Little Red Hen You Get What You Get Cl...

First of all, my apologies for not having the week 4 video and the week 5 challenge posted on Monday morning. One of my closest friends, Jas...

Books shared for week #4, books with crazy weather : Superstorms Rain One Stormy Night The Storm Time for Kids: Storms The Berensta...

It's October, and it's snowing. Snowing! Like big, white flakes falling from the sky. Just this past week students were visiting the...

Books set in the fall, shared for week #3 : Calendar Mysteries #9 - September Sneakers by Ron Roy A Day at the Apple Orchard Leaves...

Fall is my favorite season. The colors on the trees are changing. There are apples to pick and pumpkins to carve. I love those beautiful fal...

Books with great friends featured in the week 2 video : Chester’s Way Wishtree Otter: I Love Books Who? Puppy Mudge Takes a B...

The first week of the #PictYourBooks challenge is complete, and I'm glad I got to hear from so many of you. There were two surprises fo...

Challenge #1: Share a book where a character goes back to school.