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Bridging Community Through Literacy
2nd Annual Beverly Cleary Birthday Community Celebration!! Welcome to the second annual Beverly Cleary Celebration in Yamhill! Our theme...
Amy LaMae
Apr 13, 20203 min read
Picture Book Illustrator: Interview
Illustrator, David Hohn It's a privilege to share with you a great opportunity to meet this illustrator, David Hohn (@david_hohn). He is...
Amy LaMae
Apr 13, 20203 min read
Author Interview: Vicki Conrad
Vicki Conrad Author of Just Like Beverly Published by Sasquatch Books We were so excited this new author was coming to our Beverly Cleary...
Amy LaMae
Apr 13, 20203 min read
Just Like Beverly: Biography Beverly Cleary
Happy Birthday to Beverly Cleary! April 12th she turned 104! If you are looking for just a delightful read about the acclaimed...
Amy LaMae
Apr 13, 20202 min read
Holy Week Craft: Easter Praise Garden Pot!
Here is a Holy Week craft I taught for Sunday school a few years back. Many of the supplies are easy to find. What you will need is: a...
Amy LaMae
Apr 7, 20201 min read
Faith Books at Easter
These are some great books to add to an Easter basket. I have all boys and they are in their teens now. They have liked the sports...
Amy LaMae
Apr 6, 20202 min read
YA: The Black Plague:Religion & History
This is the book I read last year for Lent, the forty days before Easter. When Lightning Struck! by Danika Cooley. Martin Luther, an...
Amy LaMae
Apr 1, 20203 min read
Great Kid's Movie: Hardship and fun!
Kit Kittredge: is an awesome American girl movie that is about the depression era where there is a mystery and hardship with a young girl...
Amy LaMae
Mar 29, 20201 min read
I Still Believe: Movie Review
I Still Believe – A love story with Jeremy Camp If love seems uncertain, and you give it everything, how will God write the ending? After...
Amy LaMae
Mar 8, 20202 min read
Writing Inspiration
Absolutely love this quote and bulletin board! I found myself subbing in a writer's classroom. I believe this is an original bulletin...
Amy LaMae
Mar 8, 20202 min read
A book choice for National Cursive Day!
I am so excited about these two books! I just met this author this past weekend at a writers event in Portland. These two books are...
Amy LaMae
Jan 23, 20201 min read
Cosmic Chaos!
This is a great book about finding family. I was lucky enough to be in her writing group. My kids and I couldn’t wait for the next...
Amy LaMae
Aug 10, 20192 min read
Great Earth Day Picture Book
This lovely summer picture book by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Marla Frazee is one to share often. It is a Caldecott Honor of...
Amy LaMae
Aug 10, 20191 min read
Everyone Loves Pie!
Super fun book! and PIE recipes! Sara Weeks gains everyone's interest with this book. She incorporates every kind of pie to reach all...
Amy LaMae
Aug 9, 20191 min read
Kenny and the Dragon
My boys absolutely loved this book! Such a defense for sticking up for friends and people you believe in. A timeless treasure mirrored...
Amy LaMae
Jul 2, 20192 min read
The Music of Dolphins
The Music of Dolphins is a wonderful read that communicates the life of dolphin to an upright world. As this young girl who was raised by...
Amy LaMae
Apr 29, 20191 min read
The Mother Daughter Bookclub
When is not a girls life filled with drama? Even when a girl doesn't want drama, it is there. Mainly it’s on the sidelines of life...
Amy LaMae
Apr 23, 20191 min read
Pickle Impossible
The author is Eli Stutz. I found this book title on a book list and thought it looked great for an adventure set in France for middle...
Amy LaMae
Apr 23, 20191 min read
Happy Birthday Beverly Cleary!
Living in a small town, small things get over looked and others seem to explode. In recent years, Yamhill received national attention on...
Amy LaMae
Apr 18, 20192 min read
Emily's Runaway Imagination!
Have you read this delightful classic? It has a lure to my heart, as I live in this little town of Yamhill where it all began. An active...
Amy LaMae
Apr 10, 20192 min read
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