Bookjoy!: November 2008

November 12, 2008

Making Books

Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord's website, Making Books with Children, is a fantastic resource for parents, teachers, librarians and anyone seeking ideas for fun, creative projects to make with kids. I've been receiving her e-newsletter, Making Books Monthly, for over a year now and I love its hands-on flavor. (You can easily sign up for the newsletter via a quick link on the site's homepage.)Susan stresses the use of accessible materials and her directions are straight-forward. Recently she shared how to make a Sticker Poem Book using a brown paper bag, the plastic hanger piece from a pair of socks, and stickers!

November 5, 2008

Election History

November 4, 2008 was the historical culmination of a historical election. What some of us have known for years was said often last night: the face of America is changing. We each have different talents, networks and styles. May we work together, with renewed vigor, to insure that the children’s books of our country will soon reflect the beauty and diversity of America’s children. Día is part of that work.

Sharing Bookjoy

Bookjoy! I coined the word years ago and readers always smile when I say it. They know the private pleasure of settling down with a good book. I began this blog in spring 2008. Writing ZING! I thought about the creative process and how we are all creative, right? Since developing that part of ourselves enriches our lives and the lives of those around us, I decided to make creativity a major theme of this blog. Spring 2011, I started a Bookjoy Creativity Salon. Each month I'll write a post about my reading and writing, and I'll interview someone doing interesting creative work. I welcome your suggestions.