White on White

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Calvin

I really like this white on white photo of Harper that Bethany shot last week. This little girl is growing fast. Here’s her original crop (better for framing)

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Silver Maple

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Calvin

Judy and I are again discussing this large silver maple tree that overhangs our driveway and drops thousands of winged seeds each spring — we’ve done so off and on during the eleven years of living here. Back then our landscaper called it a junk tree. Of course there are so many better choices and if we had done then what we have often considered, we would have nice shade and no seeds now. It’s hard to cut down such a large healthy tree.

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Caroline Kennedy’s favorite poetry for children

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Calvin

What might have began as a commercial publishing project for former First Daughter Caroline Kennedy seems to have become a more personal effort. In her introduction, Kennedy describes the pivotal role poetry has played in her life and introduces each of the book’s sections with relevant stories from her childhood. 

Among the selected poems are familiar favorites, sections from the Bible, sections from Shakespeare’s plays, and several poems that were written by her own mother. The more than one hundred poems are divided into seven topical sections: “About me,” “That’s so silly!” “Animals,” “The Seasons,” “The Seashore,” “Adventure,” and “Bedtime.” 

Illustrator Jon J. Muth created a wonderful collection of funny, touching, and often beautifully evocative watercolor paintings to accompany the poems.



A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children
by Caroline Kennedy, illustrated by Jon J. Muth
For ages 3 and up
Hyperion, 2005 ISBN: 0786851112
Summary: An anthology of poems celebrating poetry’s ability to connect us like family.

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