Welcome to my first e-newsletter! If you have received this note it is because you are committed to bringing books to children. For that I send my heartfelt thanks. Periodically, or perhaps only occasionally, I will send along aids for teachers and others who want to extend the reach of books. Watch for curriculum support, downloads, links, contests, poems and news. We'll always keep it short. Thank you! Debra Frasier Debra with Particia ("Celebration"), Torian ("Autobiography") and Laura ("Nausea"), Vocabulary Hat Parade, FL

			Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster has inspired Vocabulary Parades from coast to coast. The results are amazing - vocabulary retention jumps! Want help staging one in your school? Try the Vocabulary Parade Kit, thirty pages ($25), from Children's Literature Network. The best ideas from schools who have tried it. Right: Lindsay ("Solar System") in the Vocabulary Parade, TN Left: "Effervescent," WA		See more costumes?

			Irresistible Vocabulary Fun... I love words! Funny, magical, informative--this bibliography comissioned just for you was compiled by word-loving librarian Julie Reimer. Build a year or month of reading around these stories that focus on the power of words. Download the free PDF (670 Kb)

			ANNOUNCING! On the Day You Were Born will be reissued as a board book this September. At last - gum, chew and throw this book. Teachers - don't forget to check the FOR TEACHERS section of my website for classroom reproducibles to accompany ON THE DAY YOU WERE BORN.

			Next Issue: New Book Preview: A Birthday Cake Is No Ordinary Cake. September 1, 2006 pub. date. Watch for curriculum, recipes, science experiments, and a mini-movie.
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