Books To Help With The Tough Times
When I think back to my adolescence, my clearest memories are around books I read and how they helped me through certain challenges in my life....
Connecting Kids With Books – Connecting Kids With Books
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Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
There seems to be a time during the tween and teenage years where kids obsess on reading about war, whether historical or futuristic. In Grade 6, the...
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One more chapter, Please?!?
With longer summer days comes lazy summer nights 1 – whether it’s sitting out by a campfire singing songs or cuddling under a blanket with...
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Summer Reading Lists
Nothing says summer better to me than having loads of time to sit back and read under a tree or umbrella! My Summer Reading List...
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“Somewhere in France” by Jennifer Robson
Last night I had the pleasure of meeting Jennifer Robson, author of Somewhere in France and (now I know) my neighbour. I heard about her book a...
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“Springing” into Great Books
The spring thaw began today and already I want to put away the boots and pull out my flip-flops! Unfortunately, I’m sure there are more...
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Vacation into a Good Book (or Two!)
If anyone had told me that my family would read this many books on a week’s holiday, I never would have believed them. I think...
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Book # 30 – The Feros by Wesley King
This is one of those times that the sequel is that much better than the first and you can’t wait for the next one to...
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So Many Books…Make the Time!
Encouraging a love of reading in your young child can be as simple as reading them a bedtime story. I loved reading aloud to my...
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Celebrate Reading!
Handing a preschooler a new picture book is like watching the world wake up on a new day. Their eyes take in the colourful cover, they...