This past semester (Fall 2020), I took CHL 403 - Picturebook at Simmons and we finished our semester with a Mock Caldecott, which was won by We are the Water Protectors. Because of this, I feel qualified to make commentary on the actual winners and honor books of the 2020 Caldecott. I had hoped to … Continue reading Considering the Caldecott
I know, I know. February has been over for a week already. I get it, I'm behind. But I had three pretty big assignments due at the end of February and into the beginning of March and those occupied all of my mental space for the last week of the month. This Month's Blogs This … Continue reading February Reading Roundup
It's hard to believe that it's 2021, and that the first month of the year is over. I started the Reading Roundup series on my blog last January, and while I didn't hit every single month of 2020, I liked sharing what I read and the highlights of my month in this series, so I'm … Continue reading January Reading Roundup
I've long loved to write, and I've long had a problem with buying too many aesthetically pleasing notebooks. When I was in middle school, it was hard for me to leave Target without a notebook that inevitably would end up half filled with fictional ramblings under my bed. As I've gotten older and gotten into … Continue reading Writing in Style: Stationery Tour
https://twitter.com/BookishlyBright/status/1347731401265672192 I tweeted this a while back, and then quickly realized if I wanted to tell lots of people about the Donner Party book I read in full detail that I could just write a blog post about it. Literally the reason I have a blog is to tell people about the books I'm reading. … Continue reading Review: The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep
