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6/28/2015

This weekend my husband, son, and I headed to Bethlehem PA for a big family reunion in honor of my mom's birthday. (My daughter, the Californian, was at the Grateful Dead reunion in Santa Clara.) Coming up with something we would all enjoy wasn't easy, but my sister-in-law managed to find the perfect event! We went to a glass blowing factory, and actually created works of art out of glass. It never occurred to me that I would ever be able to make anything out of molten glass, but believe it or not, I managed to create a sun catcher that will send colors shooting across my room! I will get the final product in a few weeks (it had to remain at the factory to cool), but I've already gotten something even better--an experience of learning to do something new, something cool, and something artistic..

My husband shot this video, and I apologize for it being on its side, but I hope you can feel the happy vibe I was feeling as I had a lot of fun with the folks I love the most.

Hope this summer is full of new, exciting experiences for all of you, as well.

xo
Nancy
https://www.facebook.com/nancy.krulik/videos/vb.1214001166/10207148172522038/?type=3&theater

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GOOD MORNING AFRICA

6/9/2015

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There's an amazing organization in Nigeria called eRead Africa. They give e readers to kids in schools and my books are some of the ones downloaded to entire classrooms. So every few months I've been lucky enough to be able to Skype with the kids who are reading my books. Sometimes the Skype is clear as a bell. Other times not so much. Today was not so much. Rain in Nigeria made the connections wonky, and I had no sound coming through on my end. But I told the kids to wave to me when they thought something was funny, and they waved a lot. The teacher wrote questions on paper and I answered them. Sometimes the screen went blank and I had to call back. It was a little crazy. But we communicated in all kinds of ways. And when I asked the kids to burp for me, I could see them belching--and laughing. I didn't need sound to know what was going on.A good belch doesn't need to be heard to be appreciated!

There is nothing like books (I would say literature, but come on, I mean, I write about a kid who burps!) to bring the world together. And I love when kids read. I love when they laugh even more. And burping isn't bad either. eRead Africa made my day. Maybe even my week. Technology may not always work perfectly, but I sure am glad it gives me opportunities like this one.

xo
N

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SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER!

6/6/2015

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In a lot of parts of the country, school is out for summer. And I've managed to see a lot of my books on summer reading lists. I am thrilled to see my books there, but I want to remind parents and schools of the importance of letting a kid read a book just because he or she wants to--not because it ticks off a box on some list. Summer is for fun. It's for relaxing. And if we ever want our kids to love reading like we do, we have to encourage them to read something just because it interests them. That means no reports, no homework, no filling in a mandatory reading time chart. Just laying on the sand, reading something that makes you smile, or laugh, or takes your mind to a far away place. Reading is fun--as long as we allow it to be.

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER EVERYONE. TAKE THE TIME TO SMILE..

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