Hello Friends, Let us introduce you to the main character of Book Eight… {insert musical melody here} You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch. You really are a heel. You’re as cuddly as a cactus, You’re as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch. You’re a bad banana with a greasy black peel. You’re a monster, Mr….
Hello Beautiful People, On Thursday, many of you may have watched and tweeted about SCANDAL with us, the newest masterpiece of the ever eloquent, ever relevant, ever brilliant, Shonda Rhimes. We have been watching Grey’s Anatomy since it first graced our television screens, we have enjoyed the wild ride of Private Practice and are truly…
Hello Friends, He’s little. He’s dressed in red garb. Some say he’s creepy…other say he’s cute. Some say, he’s somewhat in between. Who is he? The Elf on the Shelf! Once everyone goes to bed, the elf flies back to the North Pole to report back to Santa about what activities, good and bad, took place…
HELLO Beautiful People! Do you remember… Little Miss Chatterbox? …. Little Miss Giggles? What about, Little Miss Scatterbrain, Little Miss Trouble, Mr. Messy? What about Mr. Messy? Do you remember Mr. Small? WE LOVED,…
Hello Beautiful People, Day FIVE is here! My how time flies when you’re having fun. We love Christmas & art & theatre & music & dancing….so….BOOK FIVE is: Angelina’s Christmas Written by Katharine Holabird & Illustrated by Helen Craig The synopsis from the site: When Angelina Ballerina sees old Mr. Bell all alone at Christmastime,…
Hello Beautiful People, For those of you who are not familiar with one of our favorite organizations, The World Needs More Love Letters, well, it’s about time you get acquainted. They. Are. Awesome. They are also the inspiration behind our ongoing campaign, The Love Letter Library Project. They are living, breathing, word weaving Juliet’s. They…
Hello Beautiful People, We’re ALREADY on DAY FOUR, can you believe it? Our fourth book in this magical series is….{insert drumroll here}… The Jolly CHRISTMAS Postman, by Allan Ahlberg & Janet Ahlberg! Can you feel our excitement? From the fantastic tales of The Jolly Postman, (an interactive children’s book that young ones will treasure for…
Hello Friends, It’s Day 3 of The 12 Days of Books! Our third gem is none other than The Gift of The Magi, by O. Henry. One dollar and eight-seven cents is all the money Della has in the world to buy her beloved husband, Jim, a Christmas present. The only thing that she can…
Hello Friends, Recently, I had the pleasure of bringing a group of students to see Peter and the Starcatcher. If you haven’t seen it, run, don’t walk, to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre to catch this brilliant prequel to one of Disney’s most beloved stories, Peter Pan. I had heard about this show through the NYU…
Hello Beautiful People, Our second book is the timeless classic – The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg. If you haven’t read this beautiful tale, well, now’s the time to start! Late one Christmas Eve, after the town has gone to sleep, a young boy boards the mysterious train that waits for him outside his…