Book Review: Yes Day! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal Please keep in mind that I consider books as teaching tools, especially children's books. I look for one's that offer teachable moments and morality questions that could stimulate discussion. This one could, but I'm not sure it would be obvious to the students. The illustrations are cute.The … Continue reading Cute, but what else do I need? You be the judge.
Teaching With Uncertain Fables
Book Review: Zachary and the Great Potato Catastrophe by Junia Wonders The rhymes are cute and the illustrations are wonderful. I'm not sure what the message is meant to be, nor the age of the audience for this book. The moral might be that sharing is good, greed is bad and both have consequences. The … Continue reading Teaching With Uncertain Fables
Amazing Reinterpretation of The Ugly Ducking
Book Review: Red - A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall This is one of those gems adults get to experience, unless under special circumstances. If you're in a teacher training course and have a clever mentor, if you got it as a gift to read your own child, or if you are a wise teacher … Continue reading Amazing Reinterpretation of The Ugly Ducking
Monday’s Movers – The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
How Little Things Make Big Difference The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell The subtitle really gives it away, and how! This is my second book by Gladwell and I am fiercely impressed by his storytelling style. Although the subtitle is clear, it only becomes fully clear in the conclusion of the book and we get that … Continue reading Monday’s Movers – The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Monday’s Movers – Richard Tardif and Stop The Denial
I first met Richard a little over a year ago when I was exploring the possibility of growing a local lifestyle magazine. He is the Executive Director of the QCNA, a group that oversees the success of most of the English & bilingual publications in Quebec. I came for some advice and guidance from the … Continue reading Monday’s Movers – Richard Tardif and Stop The Denial
Monday’s Movers – A whole New Way To Look At Business Development
Why did I read Stan Holden's Giving Candy To Strangers? Partly the title is awesome and I had to know more. Partly, because so many people on GoRead rave about it and I was feeling ok about being a sheeple, this time. Mainly, I needed to differentiate myself from others, as a publisher and business … Continue reading Monday’s Movers – A whole New Way To Look At Business Development
The New Renaissance Mindset 