"No more pencils, no more books!" sings Alice Cooper in the rock classic, School's Out For Summer. Sounds about right. When we look back at our summers, we fondly remember the seemingly endless days of freedom, days spent exploring and playing, eating ice cream, and splashing around in the pool. … [Read more...]
The Journey To Enthusiastic Reading: Helping Your Reluctant Reader Discover The Joy In Books
Let’s face it: some kids just don’t like to read. As difficult as it is to understand for those of us who would stop just shy of selling our soul for a good book and a quiet room, there are kids out there who would rather visit the dentist than open a book. If you are a parent of a reluctant reader, … [Read more...]
Turning The Page On Reading Struggles
My son has struggled with reading and writing for a few years now. It's been really hard to watch. I've been frustrated for him because it's stuff that has always come easily to me and I always hoped he would have a similar experience. I don't think any parent wants to watch their kid have to do … [Read more...]
Girl Told To Stop Reading On School Bus Because It’s Too “Dangerous”
Unlike most children her age, eight-year-old Sarah Auger loves to read. And on her 20 minute commute home on the school bus, the young girl from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec would occupy her time by digging herself into a good book. That is until her school bus driver implemented a no-reading … [Read more...]
Fun Ways To Countdown To Christmas As A Family
Mark the days and weeks leading up to Christmas exciting and memorable activities Written by Emma Durand-Wood Half the fun of Christmas is the anticipation. That’s why we’re chomping at the bit to put up our decorations by this point in November! And of course, having kids brings a whole new … [Read more...]
What I’m Reading: Let’s Hear It For the Girls
My nine-year-old daughter is a voracious reader of series. She has plowed through everything from Magic Tree House to Chris Colfer's Land of Stories trilogy, and she loves finding a series that gets her hooked. Recently she started Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series, and since I remember the summer … [Read more...]
A Good Book Drive
My favourite book when I was a kid was Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary. It was also The Sky Is Falling by Kit Pearson and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett and all the Babysitter's Club books, and then when I was a teenager all the Maeve Binchy books because I was going to … [Read more...]
Wednesday Nights
(This picture isn't from Halloween but rather from a Wednesday night in June) My wife and I have a fairly new thing, we both get a night out a week. It’s not every week but we do try to do a little something for us. I play in a dart league in Acton on Thursday nights and Charlene goes out for … [Read more...]
Prepping for the Summer Break
Summer is almost here. Yay!! The artwork and school projects are coming home from the classrooms in a steady stream. And the countdown is on. I know it's a time for camps and sleeping in. A time for late nights and endless splashing around in the sprinklers but I'm still incorporating some (just … [Read more...]
A Present You Can Open Again and Again
A little while ago I wrote about my love of reading. I love books - everything about them. I love the smell of them, the look of them, the feel of a book (or my Kobo) in my hand. I love to lose myself in imaginary worlds, to have my worldview questioned, my mind opened like a flower. When I was … [Read more...]
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