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Celebrate Dad All Through the Year
Take a look at these fun and easy toddler crafts and a great read that celebrates Dad!
Great Resources for Pride Month
Parents, educators, and other adults will find these resources helpful in supporting LGBTQ+ teens
Is Your Family Road-Trip Ready?
New readers can learn key facts about the 50 states as they travel through the pages of this beginning reader series
And Now, Some Words from a Young Reader
The Mission Viejo Library Teen Voice blog recently featured this beautifully written review for my title On My Honor
A Car Ride Captivator!
Be sure to pack this title along when you’re hitting the road with the littlest book lovers
Keep Young Readers on the Edge of Their Seats
My book Sunshine is a summer adventure that’s perfect for middle grade readers looking to sink deep into a gripping read
Mother’s Day Isn’t Far Away!
Check out these activities and book suggestions for celebrating Mother’s Day in your preschool classroom
Combine Resources for an Out-of-this-World Astronomy Unit
Take beginning readers on a trip through the galaxy with this great combination of resources
Tips and Tricks for Young Writers
Take some time to pass along these helpful tips to the young writers in your life
Will April Showers Bring May Flowers?
It’s time to immerse beginning readers in some fun facts about the rain we celebrate each April
April Is National Poetry Month!
Novels in verse are great choices for National Poetry Month reads at home or in the classroom
Keep Up the Read-Aloud Habit!
Reading books aloud together provides key benefits for older kids too
Spring Has Spring!
Welcome the arrival of all things spring with a creative activity and a rousing read-aloud
Resources to Help Kids Deal with Natural Disasters
Children who have to deal with natural disasters are likely to experience some trauma, but there are a number of resources available to help
Challenge Your Middle-Grade Readers
It’s always a pleasure to hear feedback on my books from the people who work directly with young readers
A Passport to the Wonders of America
Take beginning readers on a trip to some of America’s most interesting landmarks
A Love of Books Is a Love for Life
Why not build some reading love by giving young people a book for Valentine’s Day?
Wolves in the Wild
There are great resources available to help your students dig into the facts behind the fiction in my novel
Cultivating Curiosity
This blog post delves a little deeper into why it’s so important to encourage young people’s curiosity