Monthly Archives: December 2010

[  Mood: Happy ]Anyone who knows me, knows how much I don’t like Captain Kirk. He is a braggart who is too good looking for his own good and not as clever as he thinks it is. And I know that … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ]So Google has produced a new keyboard for their OS computer, and in a stunning, albeit self-serving move, they have eliminated the CAPS LOCK key. Instead you get a dedicated search key. Guess what you use to search? … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]I am trying something a little different here. Instead of reviewing one book, I want to look at a picture book series that is, quite frankly, one of the best ever produced. Mo … Continue reading →

Eric Walters is a former Canadian teacher who has become a bit of a publishing star. He started writing books to motivate his students to care more about their creative work. In 2006, he published We All Fall Down, a … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching My son play with blocks ]The original publishing Canadian wunderkind, Douglas Coupland burst onto the publishing scene with his first book, Generation X. He then produced Microserfs. He has made popularized to the point of cliche … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][ Currently: Getting ready to go get groceries. ] Stephanie Edgely is eleven years old when her beloved Uncle Gordon, a famous (and wealthy) horror novelist dies. He leaves her his mansion and fortune (not to mention the rights … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ]Guy Gavriel Kay is one of the best fantasy authors Canada has . He has won the World Fantasy Award and has twice won the Aurora Award. His works have been translated into dozens of langauges and he … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]My reading is not just genre. I also spend time reading books for young adults that might tempt one of them into reading. Below is a good example of one of those books. … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Distorted ][ Currently: Editing the Podcast ]I love my friends. They are some of the nicest people I know. But some of them posses NO critical literacy skills. These are the well, meaning, earnest people that forward every email without … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]Wore my shirt to work Friday, and as an elementary teacher it was a powerful lesson for my students and for me. Colleagues spoke of their love of all things sci-fi and shared Star Wars … Continue reading →