I had a simply wonderful time at the Book Fest at Bank Street yesterday. I left feeling inspired and grateful for all I learned and for connections made and renewed with people in the field. Paper grading and class prep awaits me … Continue reading
Category Archives: Whole Book Approach
We are savoring the last weeks of summer before kids return to school and my own classes begin at Simmons College. My children’s summer reading has them combing through our shelves at home and borrowing stacks of books from the library, and … Continue reading
Hello readers! Take a peek at Lindsey Krabbenhoft’s lovely, enthusiastic response (opening with the exclamation “Holy hairballs!”) to Reading Picture Books with Children. I am so grateful that my book resonated with you, Lindsey, and I really appreciate these words from your review: … Continue reading
I recently taught a 2-credit graduate course on the Whole Book Approach in the Simmons at The Carle program. I’ve taught it several times before, but this was the first time I did so under a 4-day intensive schedule. I … Continue reading
I recently participated in a webcast about the Whole Book Approach with my editor from Charlesbridge, Yolanda Scott, and my colleague from The Carle, Emily Prabhaker. We had over 1,500 people register in advance, and although I feel like we barely … Continue reading
Thanks to Brian Feinblum for this interview on Book Marketing Buzz Blog! I was glad that his questions let me highlight the good work of We Need Diverse Books while also naming picture books I’ve used in recent storytimes and those that I … Continue reading
Thanks very much to Bay State Parent Magazine for this great article about the Whole Book Approach and Reading Picture Books with Children: http://www.baystateparent.com/January-2016/Shaking-Up-Story-Time-New-Interactive-Approach-Gets-Kids-Thinking/ They quote me in this piece, but they also quote Carle Museum educator and Simmons College … Continue reading
Getting word about this starred review from School Library Journal was a lovely early Christmas gift! I am working on an interview with SLJ that will come out in the new year and am so grateful for their support of … Continue reading
It was a pleasure to work with Stacey Shubitz on this interview. You can win a free copy of Reading Picture Books with Children if you leave comments on her blog posting at this link: https://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2015/12/17/mdlambert/ Here’s how I close … Continue reading
Check out the interview I did with KidLit College. It was so wonderful to have the chance to talk with Jodell Sadler about how I developed the Whole Book Approach. I’m fielding lots of inquiries about my work now that Reading Picture Books … Continue reading