Archive for 2011
Diane Frankenstein to speak at South School, 303 El Cerrito Avenue, Hillsborough 94010 Tuesday, May 17 7pm-8:30pm
May 1, 2011
The Associated Parent Group of Hillsborough is excited to invite Diane W. Frankenstein, M.A., award winning author and educational consultant, to speak to our school community. Her presentation spans all ages from preschool to high school and will include: • Be ready to make the most of summer time reading: Best practices for reading with […]
Shahrazad and her Arabian Night tales made me a lover of story with her “…and then what happened?” And C.P. Cavafy made me a lover of poetry.
April 30, 2011
I mark the last day of April as poetry month with one of my most favorite poems. I love journeys and the poem, Ithaka, written by the Greek poet, Constantine Peter Cavafy captures for me what a journey can be—one filled with passions, adventures, and awakenings. Let the poem transport you as the best of poetry […]
Diane Frankenstein to speak at Lakeside Presbyterian Center for Children, May 11, 6:00-7:30p.m. 201 Eucalyptus Drive, S.F. 94132
April 27, 2011
Diane W. Frankenstein, author of the award winning book, Reading Together: Everything You Need To Know To Raise a Child Who Loves to Read will offer tips, strategies and best practices to make the most of summer reading. Open to the Public. read more>>
“Only the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young.”
April 25, 2011
Walter de la Mare (4/25/1873-1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist, probably best remembered for his works for children and “The Listeners”. His children’s book A Penny a Day won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1962. But I think of him as the person who taught me something very valuable when […]
Babytalk Magazine interviews, Diane W. Frankenstein, author of the award winning book, Reading Together
April 25, 2011
Babytalk Magazine interviews Diane Frankenstein, award winning author of Reading Together http://www.parenting.com/Babytalk/babytalk.jsp?genID=7 Why is it important to read to young babies? How young should you start? Read to very young children, beginning at birth, whenever possible and as often as possible and have a ritual about reading aloud every day in the same place at the […]
