Thursday, November 9 is Lois Ehlert’s birthday. As I’m sure you know, she was a prolific writer and illustrator of children’s books, amassing 38 books to her credit by her death in 2021. Her beautiful collage-style illustrations always stand out and her works for young readers are certainly considered classics. Thank you, Ms. Ehlert, for…
Today is the most important holiday of the year. It’s National Cheese Day! Personally, I feel that it’s okay to celebrate cheese every day of the year, unless you can’t consume dairy products. But I can certainly put forth extra effort today to eat more cheese than I normally would. I take my cheese seriously….
This Friday, December 8, is National Lost and Found Day. It doesn’t surprise me that this day falls during the start of the winter season, because lost and found piles tend to increase dramatically what with the addition of mittens, gloves, scarves, and hats. (Good gravy–I’m an adult and I can’t keep track of my…
When I was little, my Mom would read aloud a picture book titled, Night Noises and Other Mole and Troll Stories. It was one of my favorites because Mom always did Troll’s voice with the perfect amount of frenzied hysteria. In the story “Night Noises,” Troll gets irrationally scared at the chirping of crickets and…
When I was little, I lived out in the country and we had wild blueberries on our property. Consequently, many photos of me from that time period show a chubby three-year-old with blue smears on her hands and mouth. Blueberries are so tasty! Today is National Blueberry Picking Day! With a wide variety of You-Pick…
Mosquitoes love me…I mean they REALLY love me. I’m originally from Michigan, where we half-jokingly refer to the mosquito as our state bird. (When you have over 11,000 lakes you end up with a lot of mosquitoes.) Although I would be happy if mosquitoes disappeared from our planet, animals like frogs and bats would be…
It’s National Kindergarten Day–a day to remember Friedrich Wilhelm August Frobel (April 21, 1782 – June 21, 1852), who is considered to be the father of kindergarten. The first kindergarten was developed in 1873. Unfortunately, people at the time thought his “early learning through play” concept was a bit too wild and crazy, and kindergarten…