Monday, June 29, 2015
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Card Catalogue Mini Bar
Still have one of these shoved in a corner? Don't throw it away just yet...
I'm all for recycling...THIS is how we Dew(ey) it.
(Source: The Sugar Monster )
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
wEIRD wORD wEDNESDAY
Diaphanous: filmy
Eloquence: beauty and persuasion in speech
Eloquence: beauty and persuasion in speech
Imbue: to infuse, instill
Monday, June 22, 2015
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Book Plates you can Eat On
A new take on book stacks. Now you can show off your love of a good read in a new way. A fun idea, especially for those book club yummies. Serve with style! (source: American Discount Tableware)
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
70 Amazing Facts About Canadian Children's Author Robert Munsch
See the whole original article from cbc.com HERE
Highlights...
6. Love You Forever was originally a song Munsch wrote to himself, to help him deal with the grief he and his wife were going through after two stillbirths.
7.Munsch has visited hundreds of schools and daycares for free, often without telling themhe's coming.
11. He started writing stories at age 35.
12.Munsch's books have been translated into 32 languages, including 8 aboriginal languages.
13. As a child, he had an imaginary friend named Bobby Smith, who was very naughty.
17. When he travels, he prefers staying with local families to staying in hotels.
24. Spelling is not his forte.
31. His 2008 stroke has made him forgetful, which is why he doesn't tour anymore.
32. He's a Trekkie.
41. In his book Murmel Murmel Murmel, a male truck driver adopts a baby. Robert based the story on his own experience at the time, as a stay-at-home parent with his adopted son, Andrew.
42. He has a black poodle named Guinness. His previous dog was a black poodle named Cinder
66. His favourite TV show is Elementary.
67. His book Get Out of Bed! inspired a Fall Fair parade float in Tavistock, Ontario. On the float, the girl who inspired the book lay in bed while Robert Munsch read to her. It won first prize.
68. His favourite colour is black.
69. Theatre productions of his books have included Little Munsch on the Prairie, Magical Mystery Munsch, Munsch Ado About Nothing and Munschia Mia.
70. Munsch has 71 million copies of his books in print in North America. That's two Robert Munsch books for every Canadian citizen.
Highlights...
6. Love You Forever was originally a song Munsch wrote to himself, to help him deal with the grief he and his wife were going through after two stillbirths.
7.Munsch has visited hundreds of schools and daycares for free, often without telling themhe's coming.
11. He started writing stories at age 35.
12.Munsch's books have been translated into 32 languages, including 8 aboriginal languages.
13. As a child, he had an imaginary friend named Bobby Smith, who was very naughty.
17. When he travels, he prefers staying with local families to staying in hotels.
24. Spelling is not his forte.
31. His 2008 stroke has made him forgetful, which is why he doesn't tour anymore.
32. He's a Trekkie.
41. In his book Murmel Murmel Murmel, a male truck driver adopts a baby. Robert based the story on his own experience at the time, as a stay-at-home parent with his adopted son, Andrew.
42. He has a black poodle named Guinness. His previous dog was a black poodle named Cinder
67. His book Get Out of Bed! inspired a Fall Fair parade float in Tavistock, Ontario. On the float, the girl who inspired the book lay in bed while Robert Munsch read to her. It won first prize.
68. His favourite colour is black.
69. Theatre productions of his books have included Little Munsch on the Prairie, Magical Mystery Munsch, Munsch Ado About Nothing and Munschia Mia.
70. Munsch has 71 million copies of his books in print in North America. That's two Robert Munsch books for every Canadian citizen.
Monday, June 8, 2015
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
wEIRD wORD wEDNESDAY
Sycophant:
a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.
Obsequious:
obedient to an excessive degree.
Monday, June 1, 2015
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