Front Desk By Kelly Yang Front Desk was published in 2018, and I instantly knew it was a magnificent and multi-layered story that everyone should read. At the time I was in an adult book group, but when it was my choice to pick the book, I chose Front Desk. It starts off slow, but […]
Kids Edition
How do you say that in …
English: siblingFrench: frère et sœurSpanish: hermana (or if a male, hermano)German: GeschwisterItalian: fratello (or if a female, sorella)Arabic: ‘akh ‘aw ‘ukht أخ أو أختChinese: Xiōngdì 兄弟
Current Events/Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan (ROCK-sha BOND-an) is a special Hindu festival that is celebrated in India and some nearby countries. It is about the special bond between a brother and sister.Why would we here in United States care about a Hindu festival that we may never have heard of?One reason is that most people in the United […]
How do you say that in …
English: tokenFrench: signeSpanish: recuerdoGerman: ZeichenItalian: segnoArabic: ramz رمزChinese: Lìng pái 令牌
Word of the Week
Token (TOH-kin) A gesture or thing that is a symbol of something larger and greater in value.Smiling and shaking hands are tokens of friendship. An olive leaf is a token of peace. A white flag is a token of surrender.
Current Events/International Friendship Day
International Friendship Day happens each year on July 30. Unlike Valentine’s Day, which is about romance and love, this holiday is about letting people know you are their friend and are glad to know them.People often have best friends – BFFs, Best Friend Forever 🙂 – but also have other people they are friendly with, […]
Kids In The Kitchen
Summer Veggie Cobbler Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 3 small zucchini, sliced 1 small sweet red pepper, finely chopped 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup 2% milk 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper Biscuit topping: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon […]
Book Review/’Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones’
Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones By Judy Schachner Skippyjon digs up some bones in his neighbor’s garden, and has the bright idea of adding them to his ‘Skipposaurus’ model. His mom encourages him to return them to where he dug them up since they belong to the dog next door, but that’s not what […]