Fun fact: Big Ryan wears a different pin every day – and today he’s honoring the Summer Solstice with a popsicle pin!

This is the first real week of Summer for me. Not only do I begin visiting summer preschool programs but I kick off Summer Reading for the Medfield Library! Make sure to come – be there and laugh your little heads off!

Here is the storytelling schedule for this week. The days listed in Red are free for the public to attend:

• Tuesday: Preschool Playmates @ 10:00am
• Thursday: Carver Elementary @ 9:00/10:00am
• Friday: Preschool Playmates @ 10:00am
• Saturday: Medfield Library @10:30am

Towns I will be visiting this week:

1. Bridgewater
2. Carver
3. Abington
4. Medfield

Amy is truly brave when it comes to criticizing her mother’s cooking.

Come and enjoy some hilarious stories on Friday! Start your weekend off right – I will begin at 11AM so don’t be late!

I finish the Raising A Reader workshops in the Pembroke Libraries this week! While it is open to the public they do require registration so please go to the Upcoming Shows page and follow the link.

Here is the storytelling schedule for this week. The days listed in Red are free for the public to attend:

• Monday: Angelo School @ 9:30/10:30am
• Wednesday: Pulaski School @ 1:00pm
• Thursday: Bryantville Elementary @ 9:30/10:30am
• Thursday: Pembroke Library @ 1:30pm – Raising A Reader – Week 6
• Thursday: West Parish Preschool @ 3:30pm
• Friday: Duxbury Free Library @11:00am

Towns I will be visiting this week:

1. Brockton
2. New Bedford
3. Pembroke
4. West Barnstable
5. Duxbury

I will always be grateful that I get to travel all over New England to visit beautiful town. Mostly, I am grateful that I live in one of the most beautiful: Plymouth. This shot was taken on the Mayflower Pier.

I continue the Raising A Reader workshops in the Hingham and Pembroke Libraries this week! While they are open to the public they do require registration so please go to the Upcoming Shows page and follow the link.

Here is the storytelling schedule for this week. The days listed in Red are free for the public to attend:

• Monday: Bernazzani School @ 10:00am
• Tuesday: Smith Mills Day Nursery @ 10:00am
• Tuesday: Hingham Library @ 4:00pm – Raising A Reader – Week 6
• Wednesday: Freetown Elementary @ 10:30am
• Thursday: Joyful Noise Preschool @ 10:00am
• Thursday: Pembroke Library @ 1:30pm – Raising A Reader – Week 5
• Friday: Martinson School @ 9:45am
• Friday: Jonathan Bourne Library @ 12:00pm – Teddy Bear Picnic!

Towns I will be visiting this week:

1. Quincy
2. Dartmouth
3. Hingham
4. Freetown
5. Sandwich
6. Pembroke
7. Marshfield
8. Bourne

I have had at least three of these hats made with the same color scheme. Always gold on maroon – I just always liked the way it looked – well, this past Sunday I think I realized why: One of my absolute favorite classic books has this same color scheme.

Plain. Simple. Beautiful.

I continue the Raising A Reader workshops in the Hingham and Pembroke Libraries this week! While they are open to the public they do require registration so please go to the Upcoming Shows page and follow the link.

Here is the storytelling schedule for this week. The days listed in Red are free for the public to attend:

• Tuesday: Hingham Library @ 4:00pm – Raising A Reader – Week 5
• Wednesday: Homeschool Group @ 1:00pm
• Thursday: Daniel Feeney Preschool @ 10:00/11:50am
• Thursday: Pembroke Library @ 1:30pm – Raising A Reader – Week 4

Towns I will be visiting this week:

1. Hingham
2. Plymouth
3. Walpole
4. Pembroke

Walpole’s Hometown Weekly was gracious enough to featured yours truly on the front page of the city paper! I thank you for the generous write up and fantastic pictures. Check out the paper from this past week, if you can!