Below are four creativity assessments that we are going to take in our Creativity 101 class today: 1) Where does your creativity rank? Are you firmly grounded in the consensual reality? Or do your daydreams take on a life of their own? Answer these ten questions and find out! Quiz written for GUD Magazine by…
Category: Children’s Literature
Creativity 101, Mondday 6/16/14: Motifs in the Classic Film Titanic
Today, we will watch another classic film, Titanic. As usual, pay attention to plot, characters, and literary devices. We will also examine and learn about a new literary term: motifs. First, let’s take a look oat our sample piece of great literature. According to an amazon review: When the theatrical release of James Cameron’s Titanic…
Children from fourteen different families reflect kaleidoscopic diversity
Families, by Susan Kuklin features frank, funny, touching, and often surprising interviews, children from fourteen different families talk about how they identify themselves as a family. The range of families profiled in this engaging book reflects the kaleidoscopic diversity of families in America today: there are mixed-race families and immigrant families; families of gay and lesbian…
Creativity 101, Wednesday 6/11/14: Learning from Great Artists – Pablo Picasso
An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought. ” -Pablo Picasso Click Here to Visit A Picasso Gallery for Kids. Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, also known as Pablo Picasso (Spanish: [ˈpaβlo piˈkaso]; 25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973), was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist,…
Wily Riley The Coyote Conqueror by Jane Freund is based on the true story of Riley the Yorkie surviving a coyote attack
“Wily Riley The Coyote Conqueror” by Jane Freund of Freundship Press, LLC is based on the true story of Riley the Yorkie surviving a coyote attack in March 2012. Although we don’t know exactly how she escaped the coyote, Riley’s story is a miracle. This book is written by Jane Freund and illustrated by Annie Vi. …
Frozen Little Golden Book (Disney Frozen) is Great Reading for Boys and Girls Ages 2-5
Our girls love watching frozen. They slap the DVD into the computer again and again. How do you condense an hour and 40 min. movie into a Little Golden Book? I don'[t know, but this one was done very well. The Frozen Little Golden Book (Disney Frozen) is absolutely adorable. This is a great pick for that little princess…
Meridian Idaho Public Schools Ban The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexi
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian has been banned from an Idaho school district. According to the Idaho Statesman, some Meridian School District parents and students cautioned the board about banning the book, while others labeled it pornographic and racist. Brady Kissel, a Mountain View High School student, brought a petition with 350…
Writing Great Books for Young Adults: Everything You Need to Know, from Crafting the Idea to Landing a Publishing Deal
“‘Harry Potter’ opened so many doors for young adult literature. It really did convince the publishing industry that writing for children was a viable enterprise. And it also convinced a lot of people that kids will read if we give them books that they care about and love.” – Rick Riordan Young-adult fiction, commonly called…
A tiny itsy bitsy gift of life, an egg donor story
A tiny itsy bitsy gift of life, an egg donor story is a touching children’s egg donor story about a happy couple of rabbits, Pally and Comet who have everything in life except a baby bunny, you accompany them in their longing for this child, the waiting and the moment the mother is informed she…
Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain is “Equally Evocative and Informative”
by Genevieve S. _____ Angel Island, off the coast of California, was the port of entry for Asian immigrants to the United States between 1892 and 1940. Following the passage of legislation requiring the screening of immigrants, “the other Ellis Island” processed around one million people from Japan, China, and Korea. In Angel Island:…
Young People's Pavilion 