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Van Gogh Cafe
Van Gogh Cafe | Cynthia Rylant
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At the Van Gogh Cafe, anything can happen. Clara's dad owns the cafe, and she's seen it all--from food that cooks by itself to poems that foretell the future. This award-winning collection of vignettes by Newbery medalist Cynthia Rylant is a treat to be relished. So bring your appetite for the unexpected, because at the Van Gogh Cafe, your order of tea and toast comes with a side of magic!
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kyraleseberg
Van Gogh Cafe | Cynthia Rylant
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We had a great lunch at New Moon Cafe, across the hall from The Book Tavern.
I saw avocado toast on the menu and immediately thought of @DebinHawaii
It was delicious with sesame seeds and sriracha 🍽

DebinHawaii Yum! That does look good! 🥑🍞💚😋 7y
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LeslieO
Van Gogh Cafe | Cynthia Rylant
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saresmoore
Van Gogh Cafe | Cynthia Rylant
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Today we are imagining and depicting the unseen fourth wall from Van Gogh's bedroom in the yellow house. Or I should say, "Monsieur Vincent's" bedroom, as the Arles locals would have called him, right @Libby1 ?

Our spring poem for today referenced a lark, so we'll go off on a musical tangent, too. Formal lessons can wait, right?

christineandbooks You're a homeschool rockstar...👌 7y
LeahBergen This is all kinds of brilliant. And I need to start working a tiara into my own daily home wear. 😂 7y
GypsyKat What a clever idea! 7y
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Hollie @LeahBergen me too! We'd be fabulous! 👑 7y
MayJasper Inspiring 💫 7y
saresmoore @christineandbooks Oh, thanks! It's the days that aren't in pictures when I'm more like a homeschool roadie, or at best a groupie... 7y
saresmoore @LeahBergen @Hollie At some point, I'm determined to find her a tiara that isn't plastic. For a six year old, she takes surprisingly good care of her accessories! 7y
saresmoore @GypsyKat @Mayjasper I can't take credit for the art idea, I subscribe to a neat website for those lessons. 7y
GypsyKat @saresmoore may I ask what the website is? My cousins homeschools her two kids, and I'd love to pass it along. 7y
saresmoore @GypsyKat Of course! The website is http://www.arthistorykids.com/ , the subscription with lesson plans is called The Studio. It might be closed for new sign-ups through May, but there is a ton of great info on the site. Another site is love is brightly.com —loads of book recommendations! I swear by it! 7y
GypsyKat @saresmoore Thanks very much! I'll let her know. 😊 7y
LauraBeth 💕💕👑 7y
Hobbinol How wonderful 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻And I think I will too @LeahBergen ! 7y
Suet624 I want you to be my mommy. 7y
saresmoore @Suet624 Funnily, MY MOM has told me the same thing! That probably reveals a lot about my childhood. 🙃 7y
Suet624 I can imagine my kids wishing you were their mom too. 😀 7y
MamaGina I ❤️ this! In another life I was a museum tour guide and loved teaching children about art. Their comments and questions were always so much better than the questions adults asked me🤓 7y
saresmoore @MamaGina How cool! It's true about kids & art. Ellie's depiction of Vincent's fourth wall was minimal, with a single painting of sunflowers in the center. I didn't even think of that! 7y
Cinfhen I love the tiara on Tuesday look 😍 7y
saresmoore @Cinfhen I think I can feel a Litsy movement coming on! @LeahBergen @Hollie @LauraBeth @Hobbinol #TiaraTuesday 7y
Moray_Reads What a great idea! 7y
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DivineDiana
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This was my daughter's book and I decided to read before I donated it. It charmed me so that I not only kept it, but also bought a copy for my sister. The cafe was once a theater. It is magical, wonderful, like a painting, like a mystery, like a dream. It is a short book. Each chapter describes a separate incident at the cafe. I keep it by my bed to read for comfort. More coffee than food but #foodiefiction

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