How to Get your Octopus to School

Author: Becky Scharnhorst

Illustrator: Jaclyn Sinquett

Summary: It's Octopus's first day ever of school and she is not excited. In fact she is so nervous about everything! From her excellent hiding skills to choosing the perfect outfit for her first day, follow her journey to actually making it to school!

Little Green Donkey

Author: Anuska Allepuz

Illustrator: Anuska Allepuz

Summary: Little Donkey loves eating crunchy, juicy grass and he does not care to try anything different! Mom tries to encourage him to try new foods, but he refuses until one day when he sees his reflection and changes his mind!

Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets

Author: Ryan T. Higgins

Illustrator: Ryan T. Higgins

Summary: Penelope Rex was not ever really sure that she wanted a pet, but then Mittens moved into her home. Having a pet is a lot of work and has challenges, especially when that pet is a 600 pound saber-tooth tiger. Have fun reading the latest Penelope Rex book!

Work Smarter, Not Harder (Part 3)

Last summer, I wrote two blogs focusing on the theme to Work Smarter, Not Harder.   In part one, I shared my idea of creating a document with links to all the “Beginning of the Year Things to Print”.   In  part two  I shared a Google Dashboard to help keep track of all the links you…

Finding My Way Back: A Personal Update

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Dear Readers, I know it’s been quite some time since my last blog post, and I wanted to give you an explanation for my absence.  In full transparency, this has been a hard message to post because my world has honestly been turned upside down. At the beginning of the summer last year, my sweet…