After a crazy week, attending my first big library conference on the other side of the state, I didn’t get home until 2:15 this morning! Rest assured,… Read more “Bears”
Author: Sarah Overvaag
Just a life long lover of books, excited to share the joys, adventures and sorrows I find between the covers. You can also find my books and I on Instagram: mrs.o.loves.books
Pet’a Shows Misun the Light
Today at the SDLA (South Dakota Library Association) Conference, our speaker over the lunch hour was Jessie Taken Alive-Recountre. She is a member of the Lakota tribe… Read more “Pet’a Shows Misun the Light”
Apologies!
I’m sorry, you may remember that I had made a resolution to have more of a presence on my blog. I wasn’t going going to be an… Read more “Apologies!”
Fairytales Expanded: The Ugly Duckling
I was thrifting the other day (what a surprise), when I found a book by Donna Jo Napoli that I couldn’t resist. I knew as soon as… Read more “Fairytales Expanded: The Ugly Duckling”
Student Recommendation: The Year the Wolves Came
I mentioned back in April that I was challenging the kids at school to read books with less than appealing covers. One young man, “G”, who is… Read more “Student Recommendation: The Year the Wolves Came”
Fairytale Basics: The Frog Prince
If ever there was a story that I wasn’t sure about, its The Frog Prince. In the basic version I read with the kids, the story tells us… Read more “Fairytale Basics: The Frog Prince”
Folklore Smorgasbord (take 2)
I’ve been hard at work reading folklore in my free moments to share with you (and enrich my lesson plans). Here are another nine titles I think… Read more “Folklore Smorgasbord (take 2)”
Fairytale Basics: The Emperor’s New Clothes
The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson May be a new favorite for my first graders. If you don’t know the story, the Emperor is obsessed… Read more “Fairytale Basics: The Emperor’s New Clothes”
Folklore Smorgasbord
As we wind down to the end of the school year, I’m doing little projects here and there in my free moments so I can relax over… Read more “Folklore Smorgasbord”
The Unicorn Alphabet
I found a real prize at the thrift store tonight! Marianna Mayer’s 1989 The Unicorn Alphabet illustrated by Michael Hague This is literally an alphabet book where… Read more “The Unicorn Alphabet”
