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An excerpt from Short Front Legs: Observations of the Human Species from a Tired Mother. Celebrating holidays brings out the most bizarre behavior of even the most level-headed humansBy Brenda Fleming Holidays Celebrating holidays brings out the most bizarre behavior...
The Level Up Reading Challenge New Mexico's quest for superhero readersBy Severo Martinez To foster a profound love for literature among the youth of New Mexico, the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) has embarked on an ambitious journey with the launch of...
Babies, Books, and Math Make Three Paths to numeracy through books for infants and toddlers By Judy ReinhartzSchool is not the only place to learn math. Learning begins during the earliest days, weeks, and months of our lives. Infants and toddlers take in everything...
Benefits of Reading Books, Books, and More Books: Let Me Count the Ways Making the most out of children’s STEM books By Judy Reinhartz Just as there are go-to remedies in medicine for common illnesses, so too for learning: Books. They promote language, math, science,...
Talking About Difference Through Children’s Books Celebrating the books that celebrate diversity By Zoey Barnes How do we teach children to understand difference in others and in ourselves and to promote inclusive behavior? Experts say the...
Help Kids Learn “Why?” Through STEAM Books and Activities Because – why not! By Zoey Barnes If you have a preschooler, you might be familiar with the “why’s.” “Why, Mama?” “But… why?” One of my favorite answers (deflections?) is, “Let’s go look that up.” Except, we...
Critter Reading Animal-centric books appeal to all readers great and small By Tracey MitchellWalk into the children’s section of any library or bookstore, and you will see a large proportion of the titles are about animals. This is of course hardly surprising, since...
Picture Book Inspires New School-Goers With schools now open in person again, feelings of fear and uncertainty among children and parents are undoubtedly still present. Fearless Beans, a lighthearted story about a sweet white dog named Beans who faces the anxiety of...
