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Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

I think about the number of times a day I pass judgment based on appearance. While it’s not something I’m proud of, it is something that advertisers and marketers hone in on to get their product out there to the consumer. Let’s just face it, if we live by the proverb Don’t judge a book by its cover, it would be free sailing in the supermarket. How many companies whose products sit on supermarket shelves spend countless hours and dollars changing packaging, paying for space on the shelves, and setting up the obstacle course known as the endcap? (One precariously placed endcap of paper towels was unceremoniously removed by my brother and me about 30 years ago in a horrible shopping cart mishap. I think, in fact, we’re still grounded for that one.)

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A Book in Every Hand

“Ms. Schmidt, I need a book to read. What’s good?” I hear this almost daily in my classroom. For my students who read a lot, I have no trouble putting a book in their hands. For those students, I’ve learned their reading likes and dislikes, and my challenge is keeping them in books.

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A Tale as Old as Time

A spell cast. An enchanted castle. A lost traveler. A promise made. A promise kept. A spell broken. True Love.

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In which I introduce myself

About 20 years ago, I was an English education major finishing up my undergraduate education. My courses in pedagogy were behind me, my practicums were behind me (soph-prof, JPE, and senior student teaching), and my English classes were winding down. The spring of my senior year, I found myself signing up for children’s literature. Why not? I thought.

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