Ad-Lib Mondays | By Word of Beth

Time For Something a Little Different

by Beth | Apr 30, 2018 | Ad-Lib Mondays, Emma Walton Hamilton, Julie Foster Hedlund, Just Want to Say, Looking Back and Moving Forward, Writers' Resources

Thank you for sticking with me through this year’s version of alphabetical posts! While it did give me a bit of a focus for each week, rest assured that next blogging year, I will find some other way to focus my posts. I will leave the alphabet to experts like...

Fox Magic by Beverley Brenna — Book Recommendation

by Beth | Apr 23, 2018 | Ad-Lib Mondays, Book Recommendations, Empowerment, Starred Books

I have been waiting impatiently to finish my alphabetical blog posts so I could share this book with you. Finally, I’m able to do so! It’s an important new book from my cousin, Beverley Brenna. I hope it will be widely read and taken to heart. Title: Fox...

The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman — Book Recommendation

by Beth | Apr 16, 2018 | Ad-Lib Mondays, Book Recommendations, Starred Books

Title: THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE: A WAR STORY Author: Diane Ackerman Publisher: New York, Norton, 2007 Genre: Adult non-fiction Audience Age: Adult Themes/topics: World War II, Poland, Hiding Jews during World War II Opening Sentences: Summer, 1935. At dawn in an...

The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson — Book Recommendation

by Beth | Apr 9, 2018 | Ad-Lib Mondays, Book Recommendations, Empowerment, Gratitude, Starred Books, We Need Diverse Books

Title: The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist Author: Cynthia Levinson Illustrator: Vanessa Brantley Newton Publisher: New York: Simon & Schuster/Atheneum, 2017 Genre: Picture book, nonfiction/biography Audience...

XO, OX by Adam Rex — Book Recommendation

by Beth | Apr 2, 2018 | Ad-Lib Mondays, Book Recommendations, Starred Books

Title: XO OX: A Love Story Author: Adam Rex Illustrator: Scott Campbell Publisher: New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2017 Genre: Picture book, fiction Audience Age: 3 to 8 years Themes/topics: Love, letters, misunderstandings, changes of heart Opening Sentences: Dear...

Vincent’s Colors by Vincent van Gogh — Book Recommendation

by Beth | Mar 19, 2018 | Ad-Lib Mondays, Book Recommendations, Creativity, Starred Books

Title: Vincent’s Colors Author/Illustrator: Vincent van Gogh Publisher: New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art / San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2005 Genre: Non-fiction picture book Audience Age: 3 to 10 or more years Themes, topics: Vincent van Gogh’s art,...