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This post is sponsored by the Johnson County Library. With the start of the new school year many of us (me included!) have kids who will be learning to read soon. You might be wondering how you can help your...
I guess it should have occurred to me when breeders would stop taking my calls after I let slip we had an 18 month old, that puppies and toddlers are not a good combination. I guess I also should...
This post is sponsored by Johnson County Library. It is the dead of summer in Kansas City, which means we are sticky, hot, and wondering why we don’t live closer to a cool ocean breeze. But just because we don’t...
Losing a tooth can be a little nerve wracking for a young child, but there are so many books and shows to help make the experience less scary and more fun! We have even included a special message from...
This post is sponsored by Johnson County Library, with 14 locations and a 24/7 eLibrary. Your Johnson County library card is even more powerful than you might realize — a tool that gives you access to so much more than...
This is post is sponsored by Johnson County Library. Motherhood has taken over my hands. My old pals Lefty and Righty? Yeah their dance card is fully booked for the foreseeable future. At any given point in the day, you...
When I was a kid I spent a lot of my summer at the library. My stay-at-home mom would get all three of us in the van, and we make a trip out of it. We could check out...
We all have that one book, or several books, that shaped our childhood and will forever occupy a sweet nostalgic corner of our brains. For me, it was A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein, all the Ramona...
May is AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) Heritage Month! Since 1990, this is a month that recognizes and celebrates the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans in the U.S. It’s a time to learn and...
My first year teaching, I found myself losing my mind. Not only was I cracking under the uncertainty, workload, and pressures of being a new teacher, but I had two hours of commute time every day on the highway...
In her April 2019 TED Talk, America Ferrera tells her listeners “presence creates possibility.” Her words resonated for me when I first heard them and they still do. Written on a post-it note in my office, these words remind...
In the spring, even before the anti-racism movement went mainstream, I was another Black mom looking for diverse children's books. We have some at home, but I was trying to get my 5-year-old ready for kindergarten by reading a...
I am already terrified that as my toddler son grows, each new year will bring him closer to the day he no longer loves to read. This fear is a result of my profession. Before I became an English teacher,...
My sons love reading books, and we make it a point to attend story time at our local library, as much as possible. Building literacy at a young age is important for transforming kids into socially aware and engaged...
National Book Lovers Day is August 9th, and what better way to celebrate than finding some new children’s books to read with your budding bibliophile? Reading with adults is often the first way kids can learn and make sense of...

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