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A pillow every reader should have

Last weekend, the hubs and I took a day trip to nearby Princeton, Ill., to wander its two downtowns. (You read that right … Princeton has not one, but two downtown areas.) The little community has fewer than 7,500 residents, … Continue reading

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6 ideas for building your children’s library

Keeping plenty of children’s reading material available at home is an important part of literacy development. While borrowing from the library is an asset, nothing quite beats the convenience and joy of having a personal children’s library at home. Here … Continue reading

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1,000 ways to improve your child’s literacy and ensure long-term success

What is the link between “Goodnight Moon” and academic excellence? Or how about “Green Eggs and Ham” and career success? The question may seem like a riddle, but the answer is no joke. Early childhood reading can have a lifelong … Continue reading

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Overcoming the fear of writing children’s books

At first, I didn’t want to release Sarah & Katy and the Imagination Blankets to the public. For five years, I had toiled and troubled over a novel with the working title Watchdog. The target audience was adults, and I … Continue reading

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Book Riot offers good deal for those who love reading

Note: I wrote this review for The Times newspaper (Ottawa/Streator, IL). It was originally published June 26, 2015, in Better Times (the newspaper’s special Friday edition). The link to the original story can be found here: http://bit.ly/1HkHIlv) Each birthday and … Continue reading

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