December 12th is National Gingerbread House Day. Gingerbread Houses were made famous from an old German fairy tale. I have “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” by the brothers Grimm, published in 1926. In the story, we find an evil stepmom who convinces her husband to allow her to lead his children into the woods, and leave themContinue reading “December 12 “witches and sisters””
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June 5 “You can’t catch me…”
Happy birthday to William Gray (born June 5, 1885). You may not know the name, but you know his works. He, along with Zerna Sharp were authors of the Dick and Jane books to teach reading. The series started in kindergarten, and went through Sixth grade, with there being two books for each level. DickContinue reading “June 5 “You can’t catch me…””
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