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The case for funny books
Recently I was attending a webinar overview of a new online product with digital books for kids. Overall, the product was nice, and will...
Mary K
Jul 272 min read
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Favorite Books for Preschoolers
Oh, preschoolers are fun. They've got OPINIONS and FACTS (about dinosaurs and firetrucks and Disney characters) and THINGS TO TELL YOU....
Mary K
Dec 23, 20249 min read
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Picture books to develop empathy
Sharing picture books is a great way to grow social-emotional skills like empathy. Reading a story offers a great opportunity to put...
Mary K
Oct 27, 20242 min read
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Let's learn about shapes and letters through picture books!
Did you know that learning about shapes helps with learning letters and numbers? It does! Being able to recognize shapes helps with...
Mary K
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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Great picture books about colors!
Every month I share a booklist to go along with the theme of the program I'm doing at my library that month. This month we're exploring...
Mary K
Aug 10, 20242 min read
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Would You Rather... Book Edition!
The past couple of days, I had the opportunity to work at my library's maker booth at Denver's FanExpo. I've done it several times...
Mary K
Jul 6, 20245 min read
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Favorite books for infants ages 0 - 6 months
So, first, I admit, "babies" is a broad category. There is a difference between what a newborn might respond to versus a 9 month old...
Mary K
May 5, 20244 min read
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Bombastic Side-eye: Unreliable Narrators in Picture Books.
*[cross-posted on In The Writer’s Web] I realized recently that two of my manuscripts have unreliable narrators. One is a “voice...
Mary K
May 2, 20243 min read
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Favorite books for Toddlers
What do toddlers like in picture books? What kinds of books will keep them most engaged? Young toddlers are still developing their...
Mary K
Apr 28, 20244 min read
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