tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post6691270483504589681..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: READING ALOUD TO MY DOG IN MY PJSCarmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-8899622928991204352018-02-06T08:07:20.476-06:002018-02-06T08:07:20.476-06:00Mmmm. Nice quiet time. I loved this post
from d...Mmmm. Nice quiet time. I loved this post <br />from dog nose <br />to poem's close.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-87950188996885062672018-02-04T19:50:16.245-06:002018-02-04T19:50:16.245-06:00I love the photo of you and the one of your dog...I love the photo of you and the one of your dog's nose. LOL What a joyous feeling I have from this post.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-91467832310950377612018-02-04T04:18:34.229-06:002018-02-04T04:18:34.229-06:00These lines are absolutely beautiful:
"Inside...These lines are absolutely beautiful:<br />"Inside I sit close to Mom.<br />I lay my head against her.<br />Listen to her heart<br />Listen to the words.<br /><br />Listen to the whisper<br />of each<br />turned<br />page."<br /><br />Nothing more beautiful in the world, really. LOVE that photo as well! Such expansive gestures with the read-aloud, must be an awesome book!GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-35529689945601313182018-02-03T15:25:23.934-06:002018-02-03T15:25:23.934-06:00That's a wonderful poem to share for World Rea...That's a wonderful poem to share for World Read Aloud Day.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-1752625549943150402018-02-03T13:49:34.527-06:002018-02-03T13:49:34.527-06:00Love that poem. Thank you. Pulled out all my bein...Love that poem. Thank you. Pulled out all my being read aloud to memories.Susan B Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752641433121011158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-4533019071813183272018-02-03T09:57:35.863-06:002018-02-03T09:57:35.863-06:00Oh, I'm sure Eli and the rest of the menagerie...Oh, I'm sure Eli and the rest of the menagerie enjoyed! LOVE that pic of CUTE YOU in your PJs. Carmela's book needs to find its way to my nightstand.... Thanks for sharing all, especially the last perfect lines of your poem. XO (PS- yes, raising my hand re. to-do list...!)Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-29891724108008041922018-02-03T06:45:38.093-06:002018-02-03T06:45:38.093-06:00Purring with smiles about Jaguar & Anteater (a...Purring with smiles about Jaguar & Anteater (after following the links.)<br />And your friend's titles are some I've enjoyed!<br /><br />I love your created term "internet corn..." <br />And both the listening poems are a gift to us.<br /><br />Appreciations today for the gift of listening to the good<br />tuning out the not-good.jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-81407553680548965892018-02-03T00:25:36.812-06:002018-02-03T00:25:36.812-06:00Reading aloud–I do a lot of that for anything I wr...Reading aloud–I do a lot of that for anything I write, might be fun to try this with books. Although with poetry I very often read that aloud. I like your last stanza "Listen to the whisper<br />of each<br />turned<br />page."<br /><br />Your DON'T LISTEN poem is wonderful, thanks April!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-38993120115639966082018-02-02T16:22:07.929-06:002018-02-02T16:22:07.929-06:00Thank goodness we can shut out the shouting street...Thank goodness we can shut out the shouting streets! And have quiet time in our adorable pjs with our noble-snouted dogs. :-)Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-26179617863044836822018-02-02T10:26:29.827-06:002018-02-02T10:26:29.827-06:00Fabuloso post, April -- poem very touching, and of...Fabuloso post, April -- poem very touching, and of course loved the pics (my kind of jim jams!). Nice to see Eli and your adult goldfish and turtles, too. Happy Read Aloud week!!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-14152231934828614682018-02-02T10:18:15.862-06:002018-02-02T10:18:15.862-06:00What a lovely tribute to reading aloud. I enjoyed ...What a lovely tribute to reading aloud. I enjoyed reading aloud with my girl up into she left for college (and sometimes even now when she comes home). They are such treasured memories.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-9320007272995855662018-02-02T10:15:00.540-06:002018-02-02T10:15:00.540-06:00Oh, April, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE seeing this pic of y...Oh, April, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE seeing this pic of you in your pjs reading my novel. <3 <3 <3 And your poem is a real winner, too, especially listening to "the whisper of each turned page." I hope that anthology gets published soon!Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-533845212178697152018-02-02T10:09:09.437-06:002018-02-02T10:09:09.437-06:00Hurray for world read aloud day!!
I have to chuck...Hurray for world read aloud day!!<br /><br />I have to chuckle, years ago my in-laws very proudly installed a fish pond in their backyard, much to the gastronomic delight of the local raccoons! ;-)Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-3611915491990531612018-02-02T07:38:57.757-06:002018-02-02T07:38:57.757-06:00I do love seeing your pond, April! And I value eve...I do love seeing your pond, April! And I value every minute of my time spent with the grand-girls, reading new and old favorites! Your poem shows the gentle calm that happens when two share a book. Love the pj pic, too!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-26663183116357610592018-02-02T04:38:16.740-06:002018-02-02T04:38:16.740-06:00This teary-beautiful thread was posted by a pallia...This teary-beautiful thread was posted by a palliative care paediatrician on Twitter. It highlights the value kids place on time spent reading together - aloud. I'm hoping the link works, if I post it here. It is well worth the read. And not very long. (There is also ice-cream!)<br /><br />https://twitter.com/AlastairMcA30/status/958992790028988416Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com