Critter Chronicles
Friday Reading Fix
>Friday Reading Fix: If You Give A Mom A Muffin
>I’m not usually one for passing along or posting email forwards that I receive. But it just so happens that I was trying to figure out what in the world to post that could fit into my Friday Reading Fix category, and my friend, Tara, sent me this. Given that I’ve posted about our love … Continue reading
>Friday Reading Fix: Hansel and Gretel
> Last Friday, Bear went on her first field trip. All week long the various grades at the various elementary schools on base had been taking trips to see a live (and in Japanese) performance of Hansel and Gretel and though I was asked to help chaperone, it just didn’t work out, what with my … Continue reading
>Friday Reading Fix: Just Grandma And Me
>I’ve been a longtime fan of the Little Critter books; when I was Bear’s age they were among my favorites to which I would return to look at the pictures before I could read, and which I would bring to my dad to read to me (because they were easy enough for him to read … Continue reading
>Friday Reading Fix: Hold My Hand
>This past summer, my mom sent a care package to The Critters and inside the box were a couple books for each of them. Bug immediately fell in love with one of them, and has since insisted that it become a part of his nightly reading repertoire. If You Hold My Hand is the story … Continue reading
>Friday Reading Fix: If You Take A Mouse To School
>When Bug was born, a friend of ours sent us the blanket that has since become his night-night – the special blanket that he sleeps with each night along with his Bear Bear – and she also sent us a series of books for Bear: those of the If You Give A Mouse A Cookie. … Continue reading
>Monday Reading Fix: The First Day of Kindergarten
>Normally I wait to share poems or books on my Friday Reading Fix days, but these two are appropriate right now… so I’m sharing them today. Bear starts kindergarten tomorrow. We’re all ready, with a mixture of anxious and excited feelings bouncing around the walls of our house. This will be a big change for … Continue reading
>Friday Reading Fix: Band-Aids
>I don’t have much to say about this poem, because it speaks for itself. This poem describes every child I’ve ever met; every child who believes that Band-Aids are the magical cure for any hurt, real or imagined. Though I must say, one of my proudest moments as a parent was the time when Bear, … Continue reading
>Friday Reading Fix: Mamapedia Post
>I’m excited to announce today that I was asked to submit a guest post for Mamapedia Voices, and my post is being published there today! Mamapedia is a free online source of information about everything parenting, runs by and for moms. Mamapedia Voices is a section of that site, dedicated to the writing by moms, … Continue reading
>Friday Reading Fix: Q&A With The Critters
>You asked, we answered. For this week’s Friday Reading Fix, you’ll get to read our answers to your questions. (Is that cheating? Probably. But it’s my blog, and I can cheat if I want to.) Also, I emailed these questions to Tony this morning, and these answers are completely his, except where I changed ‘you’ … Continue reading
>Friday Reading Fix: Takako and the Great Typhoon
>I’ve been writing for Okinawa Hai! for several months now, and one of the benefits I’ve gained but hadn’t expected is getting to know the other editors. These other women and I come from different walks of life, and from multiple areas of the globe; we’re all in different stages of our lives, and have … Continue reading
