I cannot remember a time when I wasn’t a reader. From superhero comic books to 1,000-page epics to Brit Lit classics and today’s political commentaries, I’ve never stopped reading. Why? I blame my Mom. She made me a reader at Continue reading
Take my favorite monsters from my favorite movies and write books about them—I love it! The Crestwood House Monster Series by Ian Thorne spanned the late 1970’s and early 80’s. You know the books. They were the hardcovers with the Continue reading
Why is Charlie sitting all alone in the lobby of Willow Woods Elementary (Go, Wildcats!) in Sterling Heights? Because the school was a ghost town on our visit today. At least in the number of normal teachers there. Today the Continue reading
Anyone who claims that “kids don’t read” is wrong. How do I know? The students at Jefferson Elementary. They have proven that statement false over and over this year. They read often and with enthusiasm. Let me explain. Today Charlie Continue reading
Hello again, Susick Elementary in Troy, MI. Charlie and I are proud to call our return to your school today a success. It’s been a few years since our first visit, but our favorites haven’t changed. We still like the Continue reading
Thank you Hatherly Elementary in Sterling Heights, MI. Charlie and I had a great time visiting your school this morning. Notice the big smile on Charlie’s face. That’s proof! Even Mrs. Rospino is smiling. She must have appreciated our visit, Continue reading
In 1960, Dr. Seuss wrote the words One fish two fish red fish blue fish for the book of the same name. In 2009, Charlie and I wrote One bear, two bear. Bite bear, chew bear. in Heroes A²Z #8: Continue reading
I Am Legend was a book more than 50 years before it became a movie starring Will Smith. In fact, it was also a movie twice before that—1964’s The Last Man On Earth (Vincent Price) and The Omega Man (Charlton Continue reading
Today Charlie and I visited with the students and staff at Wilde Elementary in Warren, MI. It was a return trip. (Perhaps the teachers are gluttons for punishment?) We visited the school a couple of years ago, just around the Continue reading
Way back in my elementary school days, I wasn’t a big fan of reading. Thankfully my teacher Mrs. Thompson changed that by reading Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach (1961) to the class. You know the book’s story. A Continue reading