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Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina

March 14, 2020 Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

As a child, my two favorite things were ballet and books so I am excited to discover a book that combines both. Best of all, it is the true story of a dancer who inspires others to persist in fulfilling their dreams. Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina By Lea Lyon […]

Filed Under: Biographies, Inspirations, picture books Tagged With: African American dancers, ballet in picture books, Bookmobiles in picture books, How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina, Sylvia Townsend

DANCING HANDS: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln on Perfect Picture Book Friday

September 27, 2019 Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

I am excited to share a perfect picture book biography for Perfect Picture Book Friday-   DANCING HANDS: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln By Margarita Engle (author) and Rafael López (illustrator) Published by Atheneum/Simon and Schuster August 2019 Nonfiction Picture Book Biography for ages 4-8 Themes: biography, arts, refugees Places: Venezuela, […]

Filed Under: Biographies, Inspirations, picture books Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln in picture books, Dancing Hands, Margarita Engle, perfect picture book Friday, pianists in picture books, Rafael Lopez, Teresa Carreño children's biography

N is for Nicaragua and the library we built #atozblogchallenge

April 18, 2017 Claire Annette Noland 9 Comments

Welcome to today’s A to Z Blog Challenge Post. This year I am writing about Library Love and today I’d like to share a library near and dear to my heart. When you step away from your normal routine, amazing things can happen. Last year a friend invited me to go on a woman’s retreat […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Field Trips, Inspirations, Library Love, Multicultural Children's Books, Places Tagged With: SI Nicaragua, Students International

Ten Important Lessons I Learned from Roald Dahl

September 13, 2016 Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

Reading James and the Giant Peach was one of the highlights of my childhood. I was hooked from page one. Many of the most important lessons I learned in life came from books written by the brilliant Roald Dahl. And, in honor of his 100th birthday, I’m sharing some of his wise words.     […]

Filed Under: Books, Celebrate, Inspirations Tagged With: quotes, Quotes by Roald Dahl, Roald Dahl

The right word at the right time – encouragement

September 12, 2015 Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

  Did you know that there is a National Day of Encouragement? Well, why not? There seems to be a holiday for everything. Words have power. The right word at the right time can help a person to continue a task, overcome an obstacle, or find the courage to try something new. On the other […]

Filed Under: Books, Celebrate, Inspirations Tagged With: Celebrate this week, encouragement, Ish by Peter H. Reynolds, Ruth Ayers Writes

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