Fantasy books are Ella’s love language – she just can’t get enough of magical worlds or characters with special powers. I asked her to help me put together a list of fantasy books for kids and I didn’t have to ask her twice! The hardest part was keeping it to a somewhat reasonable number of titles! Lots of these are…
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This is the time of year when my reading life is fully focused on all my summer reading projects (from the Summer Reading Guide to the 100 Picture Books list to the Summer Reading Chart, all of which will come out in May). I’m probably more on top of these projects than I’ve ever been any other summer and it…
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Years ago, I wrote a post about reading aloud to multiple children. Back then, my reading aloud was mostly picture books and that post was focused more on reading to small children. Now when I read aloud to all four of my children, it’s generally a chapter book. I remember well the days of reading aloud to just my oldest…
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I’ve been waiting for this day for months! The Savvy Summer Sale is here and I couldn’t be more thrilled (if you’re ready to sign up, the code is SUMMERSALE2023). I know as a parent, you want your child to continue to progress with their reading or math skills over the summer, but it can be so hard to make…
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A Dinner Menu for Mid April Monday: Korean Beef Bowls Carrots Snack: Pineapple and animal crackers Tuesday: Lemon and Spinach Pasta Garlic Bread Snack: Celery, peanut butter and raisins Wednesday: Creamy Quinoa and Chicken Vegetable Soup Pitas Snack: Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie Thursday: Blue Cheese and Bacon Pitas Chips Grapes Snack: Triscuits and cream cheese Friday: Pizza Night Saturday: Date…
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