Tidbit Tuesday
It is August and that means that I am unofficially back to work. Officially not until the end of August. But I get that itch and start thinking about what the year will bring for me.
I am beginning my 35th year of teaching and my 30th in Evergreen. Wow!
I loved, loved, loved, listening to Esme Raji Codell’s The Diary of Fairy Godmother earlier this summer. It is sooo much fun. I will be promoting it heavily this year and hope to have a book study in the library with it.
I went through a reading drought. I could not believe that during my road trip in July, I did not read at all!. I have since made up for it, having read Lisa See’s Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, a Jance mystery, Web of Evil, and A Clearing in the Wild by author, Jane Kirkpatrick. This Sunday my book club meets to decide the books for the year. Three Cups of Tea is on my nightstand and will also be suggested.
Next Tuesday, this time, I will be teaching a workshop on using poetry in a writer’s workshop. I get to teach it twice. I haven’t taught adults in awhile so I am a tad bit nervous about doing so.
It is 53 days until the Second Annual Kidlit Blogging Conference which I am co-chairing with Laini. I am excited to see the registrations coming in! Have you mailed yours yet?
Gotta get back to reading. What are you reading?
Happy reading.
MsMac
August 8th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
So flattered that you enjoyed DIARY OF A FAIRY GODMOTHER on audio, hooray! Thanks for passing along the magic word, and helping more children to be the ones with the wands. You can invite readers to check out the contest at http://www.planetesme.com/fun.html, just make sure they send entries to the P.O. box. Let me know if I can offer any other support as you do your book study!
And hey, I’m sure your workshop will be wonderful, and I will miss you all at the conference! (Sniff!) Have a GREAT time…
August 9th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Thanks for recommending Diary of a Fairy Godmother for my bloggiversary. I *love* the title; just the title alone makes me want to pick up the book. So now it’s on my to-read list.
I’m currently reading an ARC of Thornspell by Helen Lowe and really enjoying it, though I’m only 15 pages in. I need to read the whole book before I know for sure, but right now it’s got a great tone.