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World Read Aloud Day
World Read Aloud Day Are you ready for World Read Aloud Day? This year World Read Aloud Day will be on February 2, 2022. World Read Aloud Day is an annual celebration bringing attention to the importance of sharing stories by challenging participants to grab a book, find an audience, and read-aloud! If you are a classroom … Read more
Happy New Year’s Eve!
Happy New Year’s Eve! Let me start by thanking each and every one of you for reading and following my blog posts. It has been quite a year and I greatly appreciate the fact that you are on this adventure with me! Children’s author Julie Hedlund challenged participants of her 12 Days of Christmas for Writers series … Read more
Top 5 Books To Inspire Writers
It was not an easy task to narrow down my top 5 books to inspire writers. As a lifelong learner and I am always looking for books that will help me to become better a stronger writer. One misconception that I hear too often is that being a writer is all about spelling, grammar and … Read more
Gifts To Inspire Young Writers
Are you looking for the perfect gift to inspire the young writers in your life? I love giving gifts, and planning the perfect present for each person. Gift shopping is not always easy, but I do try to match the gift with the person. I love listening to children tell me about their interests. Then … Read more
Best Picture Books for Writers
Every Child is a Writer Children want to write. Children as young as two years old make marks on paper to express their feelings and communicate with others. In fact, research has shown that the earlier adults encourage and support writing skills in children, the more successful those children are as writers later in life. … Read more
The Four Gift Rule Giveaway
The four gift rule is something new to me. From what I have read some parents follow this rule when it comes to gift giving. Each child receives 4 gifts: Something they want Something they need Something to wear Something to read I was inspired by this idea and decided to offer a giveaway with … Read more
Read Aloud Picture Books
Picture books are perfect for reading aloud. Reading aloud to children every single day is one of the most important things anyone can do in order to help children grow and become better thinkers, readers and overall human beings. Research has shown that parents or teachers who read aloud motivate students to read. The rhythm … Read more
Why Children’s Book Week Is Important
Children’s Book Week is an annual celebration of children’s books and reading. Since 1919, it is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. This year it is celebrating its 101st anniversary of spreading the joy of reading. Inspire children to read during this week by sharing and recommending your favorite picture books. Your influence … Read more
November is Picture Book Month
If you love picture books as much as I do then you are going to love the month of November. Picture Book Month is an International Literacy Initiative that celebrates picture books during the month of November. My posts for the month of November will be designed to share some of my favorite picture books … Read more