This story is by Kelsie Mhoon. Kelsie is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory, an advanced reporting class in which students produce news stories and packages for local neighborhood and ethnic newspapers and online sites. Nagging parents. Surly teenagers. The conflict between the two has become something of a cliche, one that movies and television shows consistently portray as normal and expected. But some would say this conflict doesn’t need to exist and, in fact, it shouldn’t. The desire to see more “harmony and enjoyment” in the home is what led local ADD/ADHD coach Margit Crane…
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Author of “What Chefs Feed Their Kids” coming to Mockingbird Books
Author Fanae Aaron will be discussing her new book What Chefs Feed Their Kids: Recipes and Techniques for Cultivating a Love of Good Food at Mockingbird Books (7220 Woodlawn Ave NE) on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. The book’s description, via Amazon.com: How do the people who know the most about food tackle the special challenges of cooking for children’s palates? How do they get their children to join them at the dinner table when most kids would rather play under the tablecloth? Why do some kids love to eat broccoli, sushi, or pesto while others insist on chicken nuggets every night? A lifelong foodie…
Kate Endle and Caspar Babypants coming to Mockinbird Books
Collage artist Kate Endle and children’s musician Caspar Babypants (a.k.a. Chris Ballew of The Presidents of the United States of America) will be at Mockingbird Books (7220 Woodlawn Ave NE) on Friday, October 28, 2011 at 11 a.m. The husband-wife team will be in the store to celebrate their new books, My Woodland Wish and Bunny Rabbit in the Sunlight.
Children’s author Bonny Becker coming to Mockingbird Books
Children’s author Bonny Becker will be at Mockingbird Books (7220 Woodlawn Ave NE) on Thursday (October 20, 2011). At 11 a.m., Bonny will be reading from her newest book, The Sniffles for Bear. The Sniffles for Bear is the third book in the award-winning Mouse and Bear series. ”This series delights readers young and old with their storylines about friendship, humor, and watercolor illustrations,” Linda Spoor of Mockingbird Books says. At 2:30 p.m., Bonny will talk to young writers about the writing process.
Children can win a bike through reading program at Green Lake Library
The Green Lake Branch Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N) is hosting a “Bikes for Books” reading program for kids in first through third grades. Children are invited to read books for a chance to win a bike. Participants are allowed to enter their names for the drawing once for every ten books they read between Monday, October 3 and Saturday, December 3, 2011. Each entry will require a short oral book report to to a librarian on one book. One girl and one boy each will win a bicycle and a helmet. A prize drawing will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, December 5 at the Green Lake…
