My baby brother, Armand, who lives in the Philippines, just sent me this video he made using his own art and my daughter's voice:
Suddenly I can see a future full of animated book trailers.
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Saturday, 3 January 2009
Thrilling to What Kids Read in 2008
I took this survey of what the kids in my orbit were reading in 2008. What did I discover? They were all reading, they loved what they were reading and they loved talking about the books they read. Hooray! Reading is not dead after all!
If you can't see the video, view it here
If you can't see the video, view it here
Monday, 29 December 2008
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