Sunday Synopsis: March 6, 2011

It has been a week . . . a tiresome, crazy week . . . but a VERY successful one!  Over the last few months, I have been working hard to plan the largest event at my son's school and on Friday night, it went off without too many hitches!  And, to top it all off, my son even won a huge stack of books!  I wanted to get a picture of the stack, but he was so excited that he tore into it and the books are now scattered all over the house!!  I think that is a definite sign of a growing reader and this bookworm mama could not be more proud!  Forget the real picture!  I like the vision of scattered books much better!

I was able to post a couple of things earlier this week, but the latter part of the week was pretty much a dud.  In case you didn't see these posts, they are definite musts!

• The monthly link-up for the Fairy Tale Challenge, but with an AMAZING guest post!  If you have not seen these fun fairy tale photos with a twist, then you need to click on over now!
• The first review and discussion post for the Tales to Tomes Online Book Club was also posted.  Have you read Room?  Come share in your thoughts and links to your reviews!  Our next book on tap for this month is Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones.  Will you be joining us?

This week will be a big week here on the blog because it is the annual Share a Story - Shape a Future week, where we celebrate all things literacy!  I have participated every year it has been in existence and I have no intention of abandoning it now.  It is one of my favorite events of the year!  Here's what is on tap this week:

• The Power of a Book - From the literal power of owning a book and a good story to the intangible power that comes with knowing how to read. 
• The Gift of Reading - Whether you're looking for a book to excite a reader, want to help someone learn to read or celebrate the "gift" ... it's covered.
• Unwrapping Literacy 2.0 - With all of the talk of digital literacy, e-readers, etc. What does "literacy" look like in this new century?
• Love of Reading v. Homework - Do they have to be at odds? We'll talk about ways to help readers at home and at school.
• The Gift that Keeps on Giving - To wrap up the week we'll be remembering "that moment" when we realized we were a reader or writer and how to celebrate it with others. Lots(!) of interviews this day.

I hope to participate in all the "Writing about Reading" prompts, but all posts will be going up in the evenings for me.  Be sure to check in and see what I have to say!  In past years, I liked to also share my personal favorite highlights from the day's guest posts.  I still plan to do this as well as time permits.  I'm even hoping that this week will get me back in gear and start posting again on a regular basis, especially since life is now starting to slow down for me a bit.

Whew!  That's it for now!  I will be back tomorrow for some great literacy links and chat!  In the meantime, tell me what I've been missing in my semi-absence these days!