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Tag Archives: Robby Robin
In praise of the next generation – and the newest generation
I have been blessed to have had the opportunity to watch many, many young people become responsible, engaging, and impressive adults. I’ve experienced this with 2 sons, 21 nieces and nephews, children of our friends, and literally hundreds of my … Continue reading →
Posted in Children's stories, Life stories, Robby Robin
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Tagged children, family, happiness, parenting, raising children, Robby Robin, Writing for children
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Lessons learned from watching our bird families
We have been blessed the past few summers. Bird parents of nearly every persuasion have selected our backyard for their nurseries and our feeders as their restaurant of choice. The result has been a “bird’s eye” view of bird parenting … Continue reading →
Posted in Farming, Life stories, Robby Robin
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Tagged bird feeders, bird personality, bird watching, birds, cardinals, goldfinch, hummingbirds, nuthatch, photography, Robby Robin, woodpecker, young birds
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Running, blogging, and the spirit of recognition
Running is notorious for embracing everyone, regardless of shape, size, colour, or age. OK, maybe not the really competitive runners, but I’m talking about that vast army of recreational runners who get off on seeing how well they can perform … Continue reading →
Posted in Running, Writing
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Tagged achievement, award, blogger award, blogging, I'm a Runner, old runners, recognition, Robby Robin, running, Writing for children
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Birds really do migrate by airplane … sometimes
Last week, in the midst of this record-breaking cold snap (in a region that thought it was used to cold snaps), my husband looked out the winter and exclaimed that Robby Robin had forgotten to go south with his family … Continue reading →
Posted in Children's stories, Robby Robin
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Tagged bird migration, birds, birds in winter, children, Creativity, drawings, inspiration, No More Winters for Robby, Robby Robin, winter, Writing for children
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Diversity and inclusion in books for kids: it needs to be on the radar screen
We’ve become a lot more diverse as a population in one generation in most parts of North America, and far more so in two generations. Speaking as a representative of the grandparent generation, when I was young, outside of big … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anusha of Prospect Corner, blogging, children, children's literature, Creativity, Cynthia Reyes, diversity, illustrations, Illustrations for children, inclusion, Jo Robinson, mindfulness, Myrtle the Purple Turtle, raising children, reading to children, Robby Robin, Writing for children
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Hugh’s missing Grandma
Another story for very small children, especially ones who like to play hide-and-go-seek with their grandmothers. Slightly older kids can check out Robby Robin stories. ———————————————————————————————– Hugh’s Missing Grandma “Boo hoo,” said Hugh, “what shall I do? I … Continue reading →
Posted in Children's stories, Hugh stories
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Tagged children, drawing, family, poetry, raising children, Robby Robin, stories for toddlers, Writing for children
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Thanks for the memories
I‘m so glad we had this time together, … The Carol Burnett Show theme song The second anniversary of my journey with Robby Robin is rapidly approaching. Time for reflection. And I think maybe it’s time to take my journey in … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Writing
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Tagged blogging, endings, farewell, farming, friends, inspiration, older runners, Robby Robin, running, thank you, travel, Writing for children
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Robby Robin wins his first award; now he needs your help
I am excited to share the news that my first Robby Robin story, No More Worms For Supper, has won first place for Children’s Literature in the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick annual literary competition. I love the idea of calling … Continue reading →
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