By Curtis Honeycutt In elementary school, we learn a noun is a “person, place or thing.” Rabbit. Cereal. Toilet. Especially toilet. Words like “toilet” make Mad Libs a hit with my kids when we take […]
By Curtis Honeycutt If there is one thing I love more than grammar, it’s The Beatles. In April 1964, the Fab Four held all five songs in the top five songs on the Billboard Hot […]
By Stefanie Davis “Calling for a Blanket Dance” by Oscar Hokeah tells the story of Ever Geimausaddle through his family tree. Ever is Mexican and Native American. The reader learns about Ever through 11 members […]
By Curtis Honeycutt We all have that friend — the oversharer, the non-stop talker, the chatterbox. Sure, we’re stuck with them; as adults, it’s hard to get rid of a friend. We want to keep […]
By Curtis Honeycutt Most people know what onomatopoeia is, but I’d bet most of them couldn’t spell it! Just ask me. Onomatopoeia, of course, is the naming of a thing based on the sound it […]
By Stefanie Davis “The dead don’t walk. Except, sometimes when they do (Kingfisher, 2022, p. 123).” T. Kingfisher’s book. “What Moves the Dead” is a re-telling of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale, “The Fall of […]
By Curtis Honeycutt Is it too early to talk about zombies? Halloween is still about a month away, but Home Depot is selling creepy inflatable lawn creatures. In addition, Starbucks has its pumpkin spice latte […]
By Stefanie Davis “After all, there was nothing Ava loved more than the scent of old books – except of course, the power of the written word.” Words certainly have power in “The Librarian Spy” […]
By Curtis Honeycutt In November 1992, the Seattle grunge music scene was exploding in its popularity. While the angsty grunge fans were rocking in their flannel shirts, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain was penning hits including […]
By Curtis Honeycutt My kids still don’t know that Santa can’t live at the North Pole. There’s no land underneath the ice sheets that melt and refreeze throughout the year at the place where elves […]