Deborah Freedman's Blog, page 23
October 13, 2009
The Nuts Are Getting Brown
THE MORNS ARE MEEKER than they were,
The nuts are getting brown;
The berry's cheek is plumper,
The rose is out of town.
The maple wears a gayer scarf,
The field a scarlet gown.
Lest I should be old-fashioned,
I'll put a trinket on.
Emily Dickinson
More Emily Dickinson, and suggested reading for children
illustration © Deborah Freedman
Posted in Inspiration Tagged: Dickinson, poetry, reading suggestions
October 6, 2009
The Junkies
Adan Klingelhoefer
Agamemnon Warner
Ahmad Valentine
Aileen Abernathy
Alexis Frey
Alisa Kasha
Alphonse Montoya
Alta Singelton
Alvaro Roach
Angeline Glass
Angelique Hinson
Angstadt Huit
Anibal Tripp
Antwan McIntosh
Archie Lane
Arlen Leppke
Armando Abernathy
Aubrey Yang
Augustus Wandless
Autumn Garland
Bach Lynch
Barton Fountain
Benita Mora
Benkendorf
Benkenobi
Benkilgore
Bernardo Bryant
Bernardo Funk
Bernice N. McKay
Beth Tacker
Bianca Santos
Blair Arnold
Bob Tolzmann
Bobbie Crump
Brad Ivey
Brad Jenkins
Bridgett Blackburn
September 29, 2009
Thanks to Mickey…
… we have banned books, every morning.
I think I'll bake a Banned-Book Cake!
GRANDMA'S COFFEE CAKE
The Batter:MILK IN THE BATTER! MILK IN THE BATTER!
The Filling:
Combine the dry ingredients. Cut in the butter. Add the remaining...
September 22, 2009
Today's Special
To celebrate the Autumnal Equinox, today we are serving:
Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight' (Butterfly Bush)
Cichorium intybus (Chicory)
Clematis ternifolia (Sweet Autumn Clematis)
Daucus carota (Queen Anne's Lace)
Eupatorium rugosum (White Snakeroot)
Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm' (Black-eyed Susans)
Sedum 'Autumn Joy' (Stonecrop)
Tanacetum parthenium (Feverfew)
What's blooming on this first day of fall where you live?
Inspired by: Mud Pies and Other Recipes: A Cookbook for Dolls, by...
Tsz, tsz, tsz.
Leaves aren't the only things that fall from trees.
Today is the first day of autumn, and Esphyr Slobodkina's birthday. 1908 – 2002.
Read more about Caps for Sale here: Top 100 Picture Books Poll Results (#17)
Posted in Birthday Soup
September 15, 2009
Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk
Hey blog! I thought that today, in honor of Robert McCloskey's birthday, we could snack on blueberries.
Blog!
Robert McCloskey, 1914 – 2003.
You can listen to him interviewed by Anita Silvey, 1986.
Or try this – easy, easy, easy. And delicious: Blueberry Galette
How will YOU celebrate?
p.s. did you know that it is book blogger appreciation week?
Posted in Birthday Soup Tagged: Birthday Soup, recipes
Birthday Soup
The pot is by the fire. The water in the pot is hot. If I put something in the water, I can make Birthday Soup. All my friends like soup.
Little Bear, by Else Holmelund Minarik, born September 13, 1908. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak
Posted in Birthday Soup
September 8, 2009
Feed Me
Hey, Blog. What's the problem now? I thought I finally had you figured out. You were running smoothly just a minute ago!
Oh brother. You're hungry? Again?
This is the last time.
Now let's post something.
Posted in This Blog Tagged: feed me
Revery
To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,
Emily Dickinson
Suggested reading for children: Emily, by Michael Bedard, illustrated by Barbara Cooney; Emily Dickinson's Letters to the World, by Jeanette Winter; The Mouse of Amherst, by Elizabeth Spires, illustrated by Claire Nivola; My Letter to the World, and Other Poems, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault; Poetry for Young People: Emily Dickinson, edited by...
September 1, 2009
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"This Blog is Broken"
Posted in This Blog Tagged: *@$%#%!
