Who Needs Funny Books in the Age of Cat Videos?
I taught preschool from 2003 until 2019. In that time, “screen time” went from watching Sesame Street DVDs while parents were making dinner to iPads
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A Million Little Villages
“Connectedness. One thing leads to another. Often in unexpected ways.” ― Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s Recently, I had the pleasure of moving my
Lynne Rae Perkins Meets Us at The Lamp-Post
In celebration of Earth Day, listen to our conversation about Conservation in children’s literature with Lynne Rae Perkins, author of Nuts to You. We talk
Earth Day and Ingenuity
When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing
Sticking with Your Story, a Journey of Persistence
“Dream with ambition, lead with conviction, and see yourself in a way that others might not see you, simply because they’ve never seen it before.”
For Women’s History Month, Learn About Persistence from Lois Lowry, Grace Lin, and Janae Marks.
“All the stories that you read, they will help you someday. They will give you the strength to get you through something someday.” Three writers at
Persistence: Doors, Maps, and Folding Chairs
Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop pioneered the philosophy that children’s literature should serve as “mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors.” Books should allow children to see
The Courage and Risk of Self-Discovery
Kids are constantly adding pieces to the rose window that will define them for the rest of their lives: likes, dislikes, hobbies, personality, and so
Author Lesa Cline-Ransome Discusses Courage
To discuss Courage, Bruce and Sara sat down with Lesa Cline-Ransome. Lesa is the author of Read to Them title, Finding Langston, the first part
Through the Lens of Quiet Courage
quiet – silent, noiseless, inaudible, low, soft, discreet, inobtrusive, soundless… courage – bravery, nerve, pluck, valor, daring, audacity, mettle, resolution, guts… At first glance, these
Less-Than-Likely Friendships
How an Imaginary Cat, a Plastic Ball and a Jazz Band Can Teach us a Little-Bit-More about the Less-Than-Likely Friendships Winnie-the-Pooh once famously told his
Authors Emily Jenkins and Katherine Applegate Talk Friendship
“I like what I see when I see myself through your eyes.” What does that mean to you? In this first At The Lamp-Post video
Vulnerability and Friendship
C.S. Lewis once said, “To love is to be vulnerable.” How can it be that friendship can provide so much warmth and joy – and
Introducing At The Lamp-Post
“I can always get back if anything goes wrong,” thought Lucy. She began to walk forward, crunch-crunch over the snow and through the wood toward
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