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Tears and Laughter–How Books Promote Emotional Health
Reading books with children and talking about what you read invites exploration of feelings and offers long-lasting permission to discuss all of life’s topics.
You Don’t Know Literacy Until You Know Jack
Even if a book that a child wants to read over and over is not considered great literature, it can be a powerful influence on that child’s literacy growth and development of loving books.
Slow Reading Invites Thinking, Discovery
I begin most days by reading the news. I read our local paper and a bit of national ones. I like to “keep up,” as us info junkies say. When I’m involved in something that prohibits my ability to read, I’ll listen to the news. I especially enjoy The New York Times online version’s invitation […]
Give a Hoot About Traditions
This year my sweet wife found two little great-horned owl ornaments at a local florist shop. We were thrilled. We are often visited by two huge great-horned owls in the late evening here in Louisville, KY.
Who are Multicultural Children’s Books For?
As a child in Iowa, there were no racial minorities in my neighborhood and the values and family practices discussed in the school books were utterly White American. That didn’t mean that I was the middle of anything.
How Recommending a Good Read Can Be a Prescription for Health
The need for connection with book ideas and the relief and thrill they can bring, is powerful these days, more than ever.
Here Comes Autumn!
This week we’d like to encourage what may be new for many families…Poetry!
Baby Book Talks
It’s never too early to begin reading to and talking with a child. Language and communication skills are acquired from birth. Read on.
Kids Gotta Wanna Learn
Make learning fun by creating challenges, inviting exploration, and sharing what’s learned through conversations that affirm everyone’s experiences.