To the Little Readers (Read this part out loud to them):

What is your favorite part about Christmas? Getting presents? Going to Grandma’s? Those little special cookies? Now, here is another question: do those things make you happy? They do? Oh great! Well, sometimes peo...

To the Little Readers (Read this out loud to them):

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Did you have a good Thanksgiving? What food did you like best? What holiday comes after Thanksgiving? There’s Christmas and Hanukkah and lots of winter holidays that involve getting….presents! Yes, you’re right! Today...

To the Little Readers (read this part out loud to them):
Have you ever felt…different? Have you ever been the one who wasn’t like everyone else? Or have you ever noticed another boy or girl who wasn’t like everyone else? I’m going to tell you a secret: everyone is dif...

To the Little Readers (Read this part out loud to them):

Growing up can be fun, but scary too. Whenever you have to try something new, or do something all on your own for the very first time, it can be kind of scary. Have you ever been scared doing something on your own...

To the Little Readers (Read this part aloud to them):
Doesn’t everyone need a little help sometimes? Sometimes we can help with our hands – like when we help put the dinner dishes away, or help pull weeds, or even help put books away in the library. Other times, we ca...

If you haven't seen the new letter on the homepage, please go check it out. I am sorry that I have not kept my promise to share a new book each month these past few months. The reason is that I have been tending to some family medical needs that consumed more of my res...

It feels so good to get even! Or does it? Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes shares the story of little Lilly the mouse who learns for herself that it’s better to forgive than retaliate. Lilly loves everything about her unique teacher Mr. Slinger, until the...

 Sometimes saying it simply is saying it best, and that is the beauty of this book. “When I’m Feeling Kind” is part of Trace Moroney’s Feeling series, an excellent collection of books that help children understand, explore, and communicate different emotions. This book...

Always a favorite with Starla audiences, “Thundercake” by Patricia Polacco has been a literary gem for children for decades. Children resonate with the author’s personal childhood account of her fear of thunder, but are delighted by her Babushka’s response – make cake!...

I will be sharing one children's book each month that illustrates a different moral lesson. True to my storytelling style of "tales that teach," the lessons will

cover a variety of adages and character traits. From giving thanks to having courage, wasting not to being k...