It's a Page-Turner

Not your typical Thursday...but a book conference was certainly a good break from the usual hustle and bustle of the school day.

In fact, it was kind of refreshing...inspiring...

The conference didn't exactly deliver in content - our presenter did go over many children's books (picture books and novels), but she didn't really focus on how to use them in the classroom. We did, however, receive a very solid resource book, organized by author. I definitely plan on checking into that later.

The presenter, herself, was very knowledgeable about books - as well she should be due to her background in book editing & writing. And she was very passionate about books. So, of course, I got all excited about the books too, especially because we are already using so many of them in the classroom.

Today was a reminder for why I love reading and why I exude so much passion when I teach reading and talk about books. Books are treasures, and when students become readers and discover a favorite book, it brings me so much joy.

And, actually, my crazy reading tendencies and knowledge paid off today (and by paid off, I mean I won a book --> Children's Book-A-Day Almanac) in a book (first lines, last lines, and author titles) trivia contest. What do ya know about that...

On a related book note, one of the parents at my school in Arizona posted the following picture to my Facebook wall - it is appropriate and oh so true:

One more day until the weekend...Come on Friday!