Thursday, January 19, 2012

Here, There and Everywhere!

It's true that I haven't posted much on my own blog this month. But, I've been featured in a few other places around the blogosphere that I'm really excited about. Here's a little roundup of sorts...


  • I've collaborated with independent publisher Barefoot Books a few times on my blog and am a long-time fan of their books, so I was thrilled when they asked me and Maria Hanley (from Maria's Movers) to be guests on their popular blog. Here's our post on Living Barefoot, where we offer its readers some practical tips on incorporating movement into reading time at home. You might remember that Maria and I have our own collaboration every month in which we explore picture books and how they can be incorporated into creative movement classes. You can check out our archive here.
  • Last year, Nichelle Strzepek from Dance Advantage asked me to write a review of dance picture books published in 2010. I'm so happy that she asked me to write a review of books published in 2011, too. You can read my 2011 review here. And speaking of Nichelle at Dance Advantage, thank you again to everyone who voted for me in her Top Dance Blogs of 2011 contest. I came in 16th out of the 32 blogs that entered!
  • I recently discovered a wonderful blog called the ABCs of Reading, where elementary school teacher Jayne Gammons gives recommendations on how to use the arts to teach reading comprehension. And she does it all with picture books! Earlier this month, Jayne highlighted creative movement ideas that Maria Hanley came up with based on a picture book I recommended during our monthly collaboration. You can see that blog post here, but I also recommend taking a look around Jayne's whole website. I just love the concept of her blog!

Since we are on the topic of roundups, don't forget to submit a post to my January Read & Romp Roundup if you've blogged about picture books or children's poetry combined with dance, yoga, or any form of movement lately. You can read more about the roundup and leave your links here. Submissions are open until January 31, 2012!

4 comments:

  1. look at you go! Keep up the great work! :)

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    1. Thanks, Maria! And same to you, especially since you played such a big role in all of these :) Couldn't have done them without you!

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  2. What a great resource for children's books about dance! I am a teacher and writer and always happy to find books about dance to share with children.

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    1. Hi, Grier. Thanks so much! I'm a fan of your blog, too. It is so beautiful and full of interesting topics related to dance. Actually, I just started something called the Read & Romp Roundup, where I'm collecting links to posts related to dance and children's literature.It will be a monthly feature, so I hope you'll think about contributing sometme. I'll accept old posts, too, as I know you review dance picture books sometimes :) Thanks again for stopping by! http://kerryaradhya.blogspot.com/2012/01/introducing-read-romp-roundup.html

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