1. START EARLY: Twenty-six percent of children between the ages of three and five, who were read to at least three or four times in the last week by a family member, recognized all letters of the alphabet. This is … Continue reading →
There is an amazing website out there that I want to bring to your attention. Run by Bianca Schulz, The Children’s Book Review is a great stop for any parent looking for children’s books. I recently had the pleasure of … Continue reading →
When I first sat down to write this entry, I first had the title of Dreams VS. Doubts. I wanted to talk about something I have been going through with the evolution of my adventure novel, Saltwater Taffy. When we … Continue reading →
Posted in Children's Books, Confidence, Middle School Confidence, Tweens
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Tagged book reports, children's book, Empowering Children, Middle School Reading, reading for tweens, summer reading, Teachers, tween confidence
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Getting boys to read has been a problem in the past, but now it is an epidemic that we need to address. In our rapidly changing, dancing with the stars, fast food nation of American culture, boys are falling behind … Continue reading →
A SAWEET READ ACROSS AMERICA GIVEAWAY In honor of the man, the non-myth self-publishing writer, and a true legend, Dr. Seuss, I am going to be reading Saltwater Taffy to Los Angeles area kids during READ ACROSS AMERICA day. I … Continue reading →
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Tagged best books, children's book, Dr. Seuss, Empowering Children, Eric DelaBarre, Free Books, giveaway, Middle School Reading, read across america, reading for tweens, tween confidence
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It has been a very long two weeks of touring with Saltwater Taffy, but I am proud to say the entire journey has been more than worth it. I now understand why teachers do what they do, even though the state … Continue reading →
Without the cause, you cannot succeed in the true sense of the word. In the past, I have written episodes of TV and made movies because I needed to ‘make some money.’ I was living in my own world of … Continue reading →
MIDDLE GRADE FICTION: Mine Your Mind! There’s no other way to put it, so I will just come out and say it. When you’re in middle school, everything begins and ends with your thoughts. Thoughts can be treasure maps, or … Continue reading →
MIDDLE GRADE READING: Bad Habit Thinking Written by, Eric DelaBarre If allowed, a single middle grade thought can trip…you…out. During the formidable years of middle school, life is stuck on hyper-speed and everything seems to be a matter of life … Continue reading →
Everything I learned about myself, I learned in middle school. Sounds crazy, but it is true. If you have ever been sick, injured or suffered through a battle of being super-duper bummed out (adults refer to this as being depressed), … Continue reading →
