Carol's Corner

One more week of school, and I'm starting to think about summer reading. Typically, I use the summer to catch up on all of the reading I...

Yesterday, my niece was born. I held that sweet, dark-haired baby in my arms and wished her a world of joy, faith, and great friendships. To...

Last summer, someone pointed me toward HOW TO STEAL A DOG. The book jumped right onto my list of all time favorite super great reads, and I...

I went out to get the paper this morning and found a beautiful new picture book from my friend Laura . THE GOLDEN RULE, by Ilene Cooper, is ...

In February, I heard Nancie Atwell at our state reading conference. Atwell did a two hour workshop on her newest book, "The Reading Zon...

I've been reading Franki's incredible 21st century literacy posts , thinking about how I use the computer, and thinking about how th...

"Poetry is a place  we can go to  for comfort,  for celebration,  when we're in love,  when we're bereaved  and sometimes for e...