Did you know that March is the month of the Sock Monkey Madness Festival? Made out of Rockford Red Heel Work Socks, sock monkeys had their heyday in the...
Everyone can be Irish on St. Paddy's Day! Enjoy the "wearin' o the green", make a Leprechaun trap, eat corned beef and cabbage, dance a jig or watch a parade. And be...
Thacher Hurd grew up right here in Mill Valley and now lives in Berkeley with his family. His father is well known as the illustrator for Goodnight Moon. His mother was a children’...
Oh how I love to watch those seeds grow! I do wish my radishes would grow as fast as these but good things are worth waiting for and radishes are so.......well, dependable. If you like to grow...
Have you ever tasted a fresh egg right out of the chicken coop? Once you do, you’ll never go back to store bought again! There’s a new backyard movement going on with lots of...
Valentine Greetings to all of you! Thanks for being such great readers of books, watchers of DVDs, listeners of Audiobooks----and such great library members. We love you all and look...
I don’t know if I can think of another author who has broken into every age category of books so amazingly! Wow---Jane Yolen has done extraordinary books for toddlers, children,...
It’s seed planting time for me----peas, sweet peas, kale and broccoli! I can never plant my seeds without thinking of Frog and Toad and “The Garden” story. I hope you...
The rain has begun so can rainbows be far behind?I've never been able to resist a handsome frog so I thought I'd share this video of Kermit singing his
Academy Award nominated song....
Who Loves the Rain?It’s been so long since we’ve had some and I miss it so! Maybe if we think rainy thoughts and read rainy poems and books, some will come again!The...