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Kindles and Nooks and Kobos, oh MY!

04/16/2016

They are out there...and they are taking over, gobbling up every paper page and glued binding they can get their paws on. Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and more--I'm talking about e-readers, folks, and for an ole'-fashioned girl like me, their rapid and invasive growth is terrifying. Now I admit, we have three Kindles at my house--all generous gifts from the grandparents--but I much prefer a print copy any day. There's something about the smell of the paper, the crack of a spine broken at first read, and
Learning Languages

04/13/2016

Back in the day, it was thought that learning more than one language at a time was detrimental to young children's development. Today, the vast majority of education and language researchers have long since debunked this myth, and in fact, strongly advocate bilingual education from birth. Our brain's ability to learn language occurs during the first few years of life. After age four or five, new language is much harder to grasp. It makes sense. How many of people do you know took years of
Little Free Libraries

04/10/2016

You may have seen them. Colorful wooden boxes, not much larger than a birdhouse, containing wonderful treasures inside. I'm talking about Little Free Libraries, and I'm in love! The brainchild of Todd Bold of Wisconsin, these Little Libraries have been popping up all over the country in the past few years, and they're a great way to encourage reading for all ages. Each library is filled with books and relies on an honor-system approach. No need for a card or a trip to the library, Little Free
Capture the Moment

04/06/2016

Kids are adorable little narcissists. They love looking at themselves in the mirror and in photos, and their favorite stories are ones in which they are somehow involved. That's okay, though, because we adults love showing pictures and telling stories about our kids. But when your best friend's next-door neighbor's cousin grows tired of hearing how Junior spilled spaghetti all over his head for the umpteenth time, it's time to put that particular vignette in the vault for a while...or, better

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Kindles and Nooks and Kobos, oh MY!

Learning Languages

Little Free Libraries

Capture the Moment