Editor’s Note: In case you missed it, here’s a link to episodes one and two of Jeromer Romery’s adventures. Everything: The Incredible Sword of Jeromer Romery. Nothing: The Invisible Shield of Jeromer Romery Today’s tale represents the third episode we are having. …
Home plays were a big part of my childhood. There were living room engagements of The Wizard of Oz, A Christmas Carol, even the EPCOT Center “American Adventure” history-through-robots show. (We grew up in Orlando; that’s all you should know), with whomever my brother and I could talk into donning a wig or a mustache. There’s something…
Late and dark, one summer midnight, the doorbell rang, one solitary “DING-DONG“. Upstairs I sat alone glancing through the ever-so-sophisticated pages of a children’s picture book. The audible jarring of the electronically simulated bell and hammer sent my mind reeling to determine my reaction. Perplexed by the lateness of the hour, I arose to my…
—– The Story of the Four Little Children Who Went Round the World by Edward Lear —– —– —– Once upon a time, a long while ago, there were four little people whose names were and they…
Today we are delighted to welcome Kelly Keller to the SW team as a regular contributor. Kelly has written some lovely posts for us before and now she’ll be on the hook for more. I’m excited to have her joining the team, partly because she’ll be a wealth of resources for our Friday offerings. Here’s her first for SW…
We have an hour’s worth of The Green Ember audiobook to share with you today! So here’s what we suggest. Get the kids a cup of tea or hot chocolate and plenty of paper and crayons or colored pencils. Put this on and enjoy an hour of Joel Clarkson’s wonderful performance while the kids make incredible,…
On a clear December afternoon, Willow Street is still, the sky orange-gray, and the street a hushed symphony of swooshes. This is my plow day. I peek out the window through the curtain of flakes sprinkling the patio stones like diamonds, scoot out the half-opened door, across the driveway, and into the garage. The shovel…
This is taken from Mrs. Clifford’s Very Short Stories and Verses For Children, first published in 1886. It has a moral, yes, like much of Victorian children’s literature. It also has a bit of soul and sentiment. I enjoyed it and I hope you do too. –Sam —– —– —– The Bad Girl…
Mr. Johnson and the Selfish Mole by Kayla Conrad, illustrated by Zach Franzen There once was a man who lived in the country; his name was Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson’s house was a humble abode made all of white bricks and nestled comfortably at the edge of a tangled greenwood forest. The roof sloped…
Are your little ones strangers to Beatrix Potter? Perhaps they have only gone so far as Peter Rabbit’s misadventures. Here is a little dose of her charming rhymes, beautifully accompanied by her much-imitated paintings. I have selected a few parts from Cecily Parsley’s Nursery Rhymes for your enjoyment today. This little book was published nearly 92 years…
Hello Friends, It’s Ming again, first off I want to say – thank you! Thank you for all the wonderful contributions to the Rabbits with Swords contest. It was so much fun to see all the different ways rabbits could be paired with swords. I thought it would be fun to post all the drawings…
Sunshine Stories by Hans Christian Anderson, illustrated by Edna F. Hart “I am going to tell a story,” said the Wind. “I beg your pardon,” said the Rain, “but now it is my turn. Have you not been howling round the corner this long time, as hard as ever you could?” “Is this the…
