Remember my post about sending butterflies to the book sculptor in Scotland? Well, I've been making butterflies...
Read moreHappy National Poetry Month! By Little Bear
It's NATIONAL POETRY MONTH! Hooray!! Kids LOVE poetry (and so do I)! Let's celebrate!
Here are some fun ways to celebrate Poetry Month with kids...
Read moreLet's Make Butterflies! By Little Bear
Do you know about the mysterious book sculptor who donates her art with little notes "In support of Libraries, Books, Words and Ideas" (and other things, from "writers" to "all things magic"? She's been anonymously creating these works of art for four years and is now getting ready for one final creation... and she's inviting us to play along by making butterflies and sending them in!
Read moreLittle Free Libraries - by Little Bear
Have you ever seen a Little Free Library along the roadside? Did you know that you can start one in your neighborhood?
Read moreTake Your Child to the Library Day is February 2, 2013! - by Little Bear
I LOVE this idea!! (Personally, though, I think they should have Take Your Bear to the Library Day, too!) (:3
Read moreWhy the Library Is Important to My Community - By Ann Page
Since childhood, I have been fascinated with the wonder of books. My parents deserve all the credit for this. I remember my little hand enveloped in my father’s big one as we took our weekly trek to the local library. This is where I learned to borrow what now has accumulated into mountains of books in my lifetime.
Read moreLittle Bear's Big Event! - By Linda Eve Diamond
Little Bear (with a little help from his friends) hosted a special event in South Florida at the Stirling Road Library in Hollywood! We had some scheduled readers, and everyone there was invited to read and also welcome to simply listen and enjoy. Judy Cooper, the “fun art professor,” attended and joined in the reading, as well as parents, grandparents, kids, and even Little Bear.
Read moreSPECIAL MOMENTS & A LEGACY OF LOVE - By Kay Lindahl
My love affair with books started when I was very young. I still remember sitting on my mother’s lap and listening to her read to me and my older sister, enjoying the closeness and the excitement of the stories.