As I pointed out in my second K post last week, sometimes inspiration comes from surprising sources. Today I’m delighted to feature a mini-interview with an artist who has found his medium for expressing his creativity in something most of us see as a child’s toy and an underfoot hazard. Jonathan Lopes is a LEGO …
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This is the second K post today, because I couldn’t resist telling you about this delightful picture book. Sometimes we just need to enjoy the moment. And sometimes we can find inspiration in the most unexpected places, as happened in this delightful picture book. Title: Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed Author: Lesléa Newman Illustrator: Amy …
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I can’t let this day go by without alerting you to the delightful treats (in the form of delectable morsels of stories) available at Susanna Leonard Hill’s stellar blog. Yes! It’s the annual HALLOWEENSIE story contest! (The SIXTH annual, no less.) There’s not much time left to get a story written and entered (you have …
One evening last week, I posted a bit of a teaser on my personal Facebook timeline. I said In case you’ve ever wondered, one roll of silver foil wrapping paper from Dollarama will wrap ten empty tissue boxes. (Well, it would wrap them even if they were full, but that would be counter to my …
Although Halloween is over, I’m still marveling at the incredible creativity of so many of the costumes I saw on Saturday (both in real life and on Facebook). For me, one of the best I saw at the mall (where kids can go from store to store for treats) was a container of popcorn. A …
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