The Australian Children’s Book Week theme for 2017 is ‘Escape to Everywhere’. It sparks lots of ideas for me. It invites wonder about the world and the wide variety of humans who live here. The theme also captures why I read – to escape – to live inside someone else’s mind for a while and to see and feel what they do. That’s why they say reading makes you more compassionate and empathetic (see articles in Time, The Guardian and Better Reading on this). And we need that now more than ever. Children’s Book Week runs from 18-25 August and here are…
Book Week 2017 - Display Ideas The theme for Book Week 2017 is Escape To Everywhere. This theme offers so much potential and scope, depending on how you want to
Book Week 2017 - Board Cover
One of the things I really love about Buddy is that he thinks things through really carefully. He is more likely to try and find a solution himself than ask for help, which is sometimes good and sometimes not hehe. When the kids and I started to chat about Book Week costumes this week, Buddy didn’t really want to throw around ideas, so knowing he needs his own time, I left him to think about what he would like me to make him. To my great surprise he came back to me a few days later and told me he had figured out a costume using things he already had. I didn’t have to make a thing? Enter, Robin Hood! He completely made my day! He used the tunic and hat from his Peter Pan […]
Activities for Kids - Children’s Book Week 2017, a post from the blog The Book Chook, written by Susan Stephenson on Bloglovin’
Unicorn Halloween 2017
Book news, reviews, & blurbs from a girl who likes to read a little bit of everything.
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From RTW to Menswear to Couture, the Cut covers the runway shows of New York Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, etc
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Rodarte Spring/Summer 2017 at New York Fashion Week
One of our favorite teacher gifts is here -- the 2017 Children's Book Week poster and gifts supports kids' literacy. We couldn't love it more.
Corey Tenold is shooting backstage at Gucci, Moncler, Dolce & Gabbana, and all the top shows.
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Click on the image for a printable version of the Solar Eclipse Map. A total solar eclipse is perhaps one of the most dramatic astronomical events we may witness during our lifetimes. On August 21, 2017, all of North America, […]
My daughter, Layla as Alice at the Tea Party! Made with lots of ribbon, tulle, time but mostly LOVE!!.
The complete House of Dagmar Stockholm Spring 2017 fashion show now on Vogue Runway.
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This is my daughter, Audra Fewell, and myself dressed as Pink and Blue Potted Petunia Flowers. My inspiration came from the Alice in Wonderland flower faces. I like to be original and make my own costumes each year. The flowers are made from sheets of...
Welcome to my Land of costumes, inspired by Chris Colfer's #TLOS books. This is the place where I can be whoever I want :) "Mice can become men, maids can become princesses, and they can teach...
