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#5JoysFriday

-Our first snowfall of the season! ❄️
-Picking up a book that came in at a local indie bookstore, River Bend Bookshop.📚
-Got my auld lang syne match😀📚
-at the Holy Cross v UConn women‘s basketball game last Tuesday with my husband, sister (HC grads like me), brother-in-law, & my UConn alum son. My sister took the photo.

Listened to audiobook. Super interesting perspective on creating art, but translates to general living. Short chapters with digestible tips made it easy for listening. Everyone has a creative side, you just need to commit to the practice.

“Make your mark, and see where it takes you.“

story about self-expression, courage, and the power of a single spark to ignite a world of possibilities.

Perfect for artists young and old, this book encourages readers to take that first step and embrace the joy of discovery.

“Langston was the best wordmaker around. He could make the word MOTHER feel like real warm arms wrapped around you, giving you a snug hug.”

This story would be a great introduction to Langston Hughes and poem writing in the classroom

There Was a Party for Langston written by Jason Reynolds, 2023 was a fantastic book that had such a beautiful rhythm and tempo when read aloud by the author. The characters that were brought in were influential and had great meaning behind there implementations. The characters had beautiful background and meaning in literature and poem writing.

These are brief encouragements to keep going, reminders that we are each unique, special, loved, and worthy. There‘s nothing particularly earth shattering here, but if you need a pick-me-up, it‘s worth dipping into. I wouldn‘t recommend reading it all in one go, though. It‘s nice to actually finish a book, even if I didn‘t love it. Not being able to stick with anything is very stressful and that makes it harder to stick with something. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Children can gain a lot from this book on many levels. It is a great book for literature and history, and there are some alphabet mentions as well.