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Trisha

Trisha is a wife, daughter, and sister who anticipates the day when she can add "mom" to her title. Since her earliest memory, reading has played a large role in her life, fostering growth, inspiration, knowledge, and perspective, and she looks forward to sharing that love and appreciation of books with her own kids. She believes that children's literature has great power to shape young lives, as well as display remarkably beautiful artistry and themes, and frequently buys titles from children's section to add to her extensive collection. Trisha is passionate about relationships, discovery, health, and natural living, and enthusiastically pursues a plethora of hobbies including gardening, cooking, travel, language, and blogging about this mishmash of interests at ~~okieOLIO~~.

What We’re Reading: Mailing May (and more!)

by Trisha on November 4, 2009

in books and music

We are welcoming November with a fresh crop of book reviews for you from the Simple Kids Book Review Team:
Preschool
from Trisha at okieOLIO
The short, meaningful stories in the Serendipity Series by Stephen Cosgrove have long been some of my most cherished books. For three decades the whimsical characters have shown children how to find positive [...]

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What We’re Reading Wednesday: September 30th

by Trisha on September 30, 2009

in books and music

It’s What We’re Reading Wednesday again, and each of our selections this week have a wonderful connection to our Free-Range Kids Week theme.
I’m going to steal the microphone for a moment to introduce you to a new book from Simple Kids’ newest sponsor – Shankman and O’Neil children’s books. Just over a week ago, we [...]

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