Todd Parr Archives » Bookology Magazine https://www.bookologymagazine.com/tag/todd-parr Children's Literature Tue, 09 Mar 2021 03:39:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 69996714 Hand in Hand https://www.bookologymagazine.com/the-lamppost/hand-in-hand https://www.bookologymagazine.com/the-lamppost/hand-in-hand#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2020 12:25:51 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=22854 I live and work in a train community and often use trains as an analogy when I talk about storytime. Like a train, storytime offers an audience a chance to hop on board to experience a new world with characters. The characters of a story can help us understand some of the experiences the children listening to the story might be going through.… more

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]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/the-lamppost/hand-in-hand/feed 0 22854 Becoming a Purple Person https://www.bookologymagazine.com/the-lamppost/purple_person https://www.bookologymagazine.com/the-lamppost/purple_person#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2020 12:00:44 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=22227 I am excited to start year two of Bookology! I contemplated doing themes around COVID-19 and then I thought why not write about the importance of being a purple person? Some of you might be asking yourself the following questions: Does this relate to science? Do you become purple by eating eggplants or beets? Do you paint yourself purple?… more

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]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/the-lamppost/purple_person/feed 0 22227 A Match Made in Heaven https://www.bookologymagazine.com/teach-it-forward/match https://www.bookologymagazine.com/teach-it-forward/match#respond Wed, 07 Nov 2018 16:37:38 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=14490 A little more than two years ago I shared a Teach it Forward column entitled “Books for my Grandbaby and Me.” As I celebrated the arrival of my first grandchild and marveled at the joy of becoming a first-time grandma, I embraced the chance to share my love of reading with this most precious future book lover.… more

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]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/teach-it-forward/match/feed 0 14490 The Gift of Books:Terrific Titles for the Classroom Library https://www.bookologymagazine.com/teach-it-forward/gifts-2 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/teach-it-forward/gifts-2#respond Wed, 09 May 2018 12:00:12 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=13730 As teachers across the country take to the streets to push for adequate compensation and work conditions, it’s a wonder we still have young people entering this noble profession. And yet, at college and university graduation ceremonies everywhere, new teachers will be receiving their credentials as they embark on what will likely be one of the most challenging and rewarding career choices possible.… more

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]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/teach-it-forward/gifts-2/feed 0 13730 Books for My Grandbaby and Me https://www.bookologymagazine.com/teach-it-forward/books-for-my-grandbaby-and-me https://www.bookologymagazine.com/teach-it-forward/books-for-my-grandbaby-and-me#respond Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=9557 It’s no secret that I am a big fan of books and reading. I am actually an even bigger fan of babies. I am instantly smitten. I can think of nothing better than cuddling an infant, blanketed by that new baby smell, reading to an audience of one. You can imagine how thrilled I am to announce that there’s a new baby in town!… more

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