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!
Four Feet Two Sandals Goes to Lancaster, PA
From the Navajo Reservation to Amish country! Thanks to Church World Services I had the honor and pleasure to share the background to Four Feet Two Sandals with a group of volunteers and others working with and interested in the refugees from around the world living in the Lancaster area. It was exhilarating and humbling to meet such a dedicated group.Oh the places one book can take the author!
25 year Celebration: Galimoto still going strong!
This little book has been in print for 25 years and still going strong! It grew out of my passion for the children of Malawi, their resourcefulness and perseverance and for the remarkable toys they made. Toys I saw as works of art made out of discarded scraps and ingenuity. Galimoto has made many friends around the world and brought me joy, taught me much and given me tremendous gratification as readers have responded to Kondi and his journey to build a Galimoto.Help me Celebrate!!!!!!!!!!!! In celebration I am offering [...]
Check out my article and photos in Shuttle Spindle and Dyepot
It's finally out and I get to announce the sale of my article and photos to the Publication of the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.The Spider Rock Girls: Weaving in Beauty.I took my first weaving class with this unique and talented family of weavers here in Chinle four years ago. Since then we have become friends and my appreciation for the craft and art of Navajo weaving has grown along with the appreciation of how special this family is and how important weaving is in keeping them centered and helping them to continue [...]