Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875) was a Danish author whose enchanting fairy tales are among the most widely read stories in the world. “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Princess and the Pea” are three of …[Continue]
Funny Poems
In celebration of April as National Poetry Month, I’ve picked five fabulous poets, some with books you can pick up and feel, and others who only can be found on the Internet. Funny poems are best when shared aloud, so …[Continue]
If You Like Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling’s best selling Harry Potter books worked their magic on millions of kids by turning them on to reading. Hundreds of teachers and librarians from around the world, eager to encourage this exciting trend, have created online reading lists …[Continue]
Dictionaries
It’s back-to-school season, and a return to my favorite homework mantra: Look it up! Online dictionaries are fast and easy to use while surfing the Web, because you can cut-and-paste the words you want to look up. Although I still …[Continue]
Paula Danziger
Paula Danziger (1945 – 2004), author of thirty children’s books, passed away on July 8. She wrote me a lovely note in June, just one week before suffering the massive heart attack that killed her one month later. As a …[Continue]
Prepositions
Other than the occasional correspondence with readers who didn’t like the sentences I ended with prepositions, I never though much about prepositions until my daughter came home with a list of fifty she needed to memorize. I thought the assignment …[Continue]
Dr. Seuss
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984, as well as three Academy Awards, Theodor Geisel (best known as Dr. Seuss) authored and illustrated forty-four children’s books. Since his first children’s book in 1936, Dr. Seuss has introduced several generations of …[Continue]
Publish Your Book Reviews
When you write them at school, your teacher calls them book reports. But when they are published, they magically become book reviews. Harness the power of the Internet to turn your book reports into published book reviews at these five …[Continue]
Quotations
Why do we love quotations? Marlene Dietrich, the German-born American actress and singer, summed it up nicely when she said “I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by …[Continue]
Bibliographic Citations
A bibliography is a list of sources used in research. Because of the variety of sources available, many students find formatting a bibliography the most confusing part of a research paper assignment. These sites will ease your pain by showing …[Continue]
