Weekend bonus shot, 09.19.09
Watching the carousel, Oakland Zoo, CA. Happy New Year (5770!), those of you celebrating. Renewal: almost always welcome. (For the quasi-irreverent: here.)
Birthday kitty
Would that this much face paint could make her as happy in another five years. Â But that’s what makes five years old (5!) so special. Because right now, this plus fairy dust is pretty much the cat’s meow. (My note to self: Don’t blink.)
Some kid’s lit questions for the hive mind
In which I ask you all for your collective insights, which I know to be legion, and which I ask after all too rarely. This Thursday evening I’ll be talking to our former (and future!) preschool director’s Children’s Literature class. Â It’s offered for early childhood educators who are in the