Pottermore!

Can anyone explain Pottermore to me?? If J. K. Rowling had a hand in this, I'm sure it's phenomenal, but I'm a little lost. Please help!




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An ode to English Plurals

We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, but the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.

One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese, yet the plural of moose should never be meese.

You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice, yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.

If the plural of man is always called men, why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?

If I speak of my foot and show you my feet, and I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?

If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth, Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?

Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England . We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.


And why is it that writers write, but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham?

If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all the folks who grew up speaking English should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.

In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out, and in which an alarm goes off by going on.

And in closing, if Father is Pop, how come Mother's not Mop?


Have you read "Cynthia's Attic?" No? Do I have a treat for you!

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Babysitting Sugarpaw in Cynthia's Attic

Stories for Children Publishing will be touring award-winning author VS Grenier and her book, “Babysitting SugarPaw” a picture book about friendship and telling the truth all month long in June 2011.

VS Grenier is an award-winning children’s author, founder & owner of Stories for Children Publishing, LLC., award-winning editor-in-chief of Stories for Children Magazine and chief editor for Halo Publishing, Int.; in addition, to running her own editorial and critique services. 

VS Grenier learned how to hone her writing skills at the Institute of Children’s Literature and is a member of the League of Utah Writers (HWG), Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and Musing Our Children.

You can find out more about VS Grenier’s World of Ink Author by clicking on BookTour schedule below. There will be giveaways, reviews, interviews, guest posts and more. Make sure to stop by and interact with VS Grenier and the hosts at the different stops by leaving comments and/or questions.

Babysitting Sugarpaw is the perfect story for early readers, especially those reluctant to be left with a babysitter. Sugarpaw does everything he can to disprupt Bonnie Whispers even though his father called her the "Best Babysitter in Town." The young bear is full of resentment that he has to have a babysitter at all!

V. S.Grenier crafts a story that is entertaining and, at the same time, teaches a valuable lesson about telling the truth. Kevin Scott Collier's illustrations move the story along beautifully allowing Sugarpaw's sweet personality to shine.
  

V. S. Grenier, Award-winning Author & Editor

Babysitting Sugarpaw Blog Tour Schedule

In addition, come listen to Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network show: Stories for Children 

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Stories For Children Magazine

I have the honor of being featured in "Stories For Children Magazine" which comes out June 6, 2011. They regularly feature published authors, but they also showcase young authors! Check out the link at the bottom and click on some of the Young Author Stories!

In case you aren't familiar with this wonderful ezine (soon to be print!), here's a little info directly from the site:

Come take an adventure in the World of Ink with Stories for Children Magazine, an online Ezine for children ages 3 to 12 years old.

Did you know the love of reading is often times triggered by an adult reading good children’s stories to very young children? Some expectant parents read to their babies while they're still in the womb and continue every day after they're born. Stories for Children Magazine is designed to unlock your children’s imagination and take them on an exciting adventure into the World of Ink with Stanley Bookman from Storyville as their guide on the magical monthly trips.

Each issue is loaded with fun stories and articles based on age-appropriate reading levels. The magazine also contains puzzles, games, children’s book reviews, crafts, and poems to inspire the imagination. Children's authors or illustrators are also known to stop by, hoping to make new friends along their journey into the World of Ink.

Stories for Children Magazine is not just for adult writers. One thing that sets Stories for Children Magazine apart is that we also publish stories written and illustrated by children and teens. While submitting stories to children’s magazines, editor VS Grenier was shocked to discover that few magazines allowed underage writers. She vowed to change this and has done so with Stories for Children Magazine. Stories for Children Magazine encourages readers who are our future writers and illustrators to submit to all areas of the magazine so that our readers can become a real part of the adventure that’s found in the World of Ink.

Reading a good children’s story has always been an enchantment. Children take pleasure in having a story read to them anytime or anywhere – whether it be around a campfire, under a starry night, in their beds wrapped up tight in snuggly blankets, beneath a shady tree on a hot summer’s day, or in front of a roaring fireplace on a cold winter’s day. Children love to listen to a story being read and this can go as far as adolescence. So sit back and let the authors and illustrators at Stories for Children Magazine take you and your child along with Stanley on a magical journey into the World of Ink!

Stories For Children Magazine website

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