The Tale of a Beach Tail
Thirty years ago my husband, Steve and I were at the beach in New England with our son Peter who was five. We told him he could play in the sand but he could not go in the water without one of us.We settled back on the beach blanket to watch him build castles and throw rocks into the ocean. And we saw the exact moment when he looked back to find us and then the sudden moment when he panicked and began running wildly down the beach. From his vantage point all [...]
A Beach Tail and Four Feet Two Sandals Travel to Wisconsin!
I went too.Thanks to the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium.Two great events. A workshop for teachers, “Exploring Global Stories Locally: Migration Histories, Children’s Literature, and Wisconsin Experiences” And Story Hour with some jellyfish inspired by A Beach Tail.Here's a shout out to Wisconsin! Doing great work for children, literature, teachers and immigrants and more.
Galimoto: 25 Years of Creative Sharing!
From this to that:Found wire recycled intothis: sharing, working together, imagination, creativity, ingenuity and perseverance.
Summer reading! A Beach Tail.
HAPPY BEACH READING!Look what Read On Wisconsin has selected for their summer reading list.A Beach Tail by Karen Lynn Williams. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Boyds Mills Press, 2010.“Swish-swoosh.” The sound of waves washing the shore repeats throughout an engaging picture book in which a young African American boy is the architect of his own adventure. After Gregory draws “a Sandy lion” in the sand at the beach, his dad cautions, “Don’t go in the water, and don’t leave Sandy.” And Gregory doesn’t, but as the tail he draws on Sandy gets longer and longer, it [...]
Galimoto 25 years and now part of the Center for the Collaborative Classroom!
Galimoto is 25 this year! Still appreciatedStill going strong.Still chosen. The Center for the Collabortative Classroom has added Galimoto to their curriculum. It is an honor to have Galimoto join the ranks of this program that uses so many fine books. A non profit organization that uses literature in their mission, dedicated to students' growth as critical thinkers who learn from, care for and respect one another.Learn more here: collaborativeclassroom.orgAnd see the interview with the author here: Interview with Karen Lynn Williams https://www.collaborativeclassroom.org/blog/2015/05/13/interview-with-karen-lynn-williams
Galimoto is 25! Look what is happening at Chinle Jr. High on the Rez!
Found objects, and wire plus imagination and determination!