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What We’re Reading: Mem Fox’s Time for Bed (and more!)

by AmyA

Three new book reviews and recommendations for this What We’re Reading Wednesday! Baby and Toddler from Catherine (Adventures with Kids) Mem Fox is my favourite children’s author and Time for Bed is one of my favourite children’s books.  This is a delightful book, perfect for sharing with your baby at quiet times (or even at [...]

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September 25th: SK Showcase and Weekend Links

by Megan

I’m curious to hear if any of you in the SK community participated in Turnoff Week.  I can’t say we completely turned the screens in our home off this week, but we did cut way, way back on TV and computer time.  Watching my girls spend more time at the table coloring and creating and [...]

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Our Unsung Favorite: Carry Me

by Megan

I have to confess to you all that when I asked for your favorite “unsung” children’s literature suggestions, I never could have anticipated such an overwhelming response!  You all showed up with more than ninety replies and oodles of book recommendations.  What an absolute delight! It makes me feel a bit intimidated to share a [...]

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Creating Enthusiasm for Books Beyond Reading

by Megan

Many parents know that reading to a child for just fifteen minutes a day builds strong pre-literacy skills.  Study after study provides resounding evidence that reading aloud to even the youngest children (including and especially pre-verbal babies) lays the groundwork for a strong sense of language mastery. In the article “Setting the stage for a [...]

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