The New Year is a time for setting goals and making resolutions. It's a great time to start new habits. And what better habit to start than to read more great books with kids! I know that I want to View Post
Family Dinner Book Club Line-Up for 2016
Do you enjoy reading books with your kids? Do you like to eat together as a family? Do you want to build memories together? Then, Family Dinner Book Club is for you! 2016 marks our 3rd year of View Post
Decorating Pumpkins Inspired by Children’s Books
We are headed to the pumpkin patch next weekend. I started brainstorming decorating ideas for when an idea hit me! There are so many neat pumpkins designed to look like character's from children's View Post
Teaching Kids to Be Responsible Through Literacy Activities
I’ve been starting to add responsibilities into my preschoolers’ days. It is wonderful to see them feeling empowered and I know that this will take them far in life. And, you can tie literacy skills View Post
Back to School: Setting Literacy Goals
Wow, it is back to school time! I spent many years in early childhood education and the first day of school each year was always always filled with excitement and a bit of anxiety. Before a new View Post
Book Rotation: Keeping Book Organized and Ready to Use
Do you find that you often have more books on the floor than on the shelves? Our books were always landing on the floor. And, I found that my kids weren’t even picking most of the books we had on the View Post
How to Start a Story Time Program
Several years ago I created the Under the Shady Tree Story Time in my community. It has been a wonderful experience sharing books with families and getting to meet lots of new friends. Many of you View Post