A Toothbrush Tale

I had a great time presenting to K-2nd at Chesterfield Elementary! I hope the kiddos enjoyed it as much as I did! Message me if you’d like me to come present to your group. 🤓📝📚

I’m a couple weeks late, but this is important to share…..
Banned Books Week (September 26 - October 2, 2021) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.

What does it mean to be “purple”? ❤️+💙=💜

In their book, ‘The World Needs More Purple People’, Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart capture what it’s like to be BOTH red and blue (purple)—-uniting in our commonalities as Americans while supporting and celebrating differences. A powerful book for children of all ages (as well as for their adults), it illustrates what life could be like if we were all just a little more purple. 💜🇺🇸

Check it out here 👇🏼

https://www.amazon.com/World-Needs-More-Purple-People/dp/0593121961

Parents, are you looking for a new podcast? Reading With Your Kids is a fun, weekly podcast focusing on ways to connect with children through reading. Each week, the dynamic host interviews new authors and discusses their books, always on a variety of interesting, kid-centered topics. Check it out!

www.readingwithyourkids.com

Reading With Your Kids Podcast – Inspiring Families To Read Together – iHeartRadio Award Nominee

Write your most beautiful book this year! Hope your first couple pages are off to a wonderful beginning! #2021

“Having strong spatial skills -- the ability to understand and mentally manipulate shapes and figures -- has been identified by researchers as characteristic of those who find success in STEM fields and creative pursuits.

Developing those skills can start early through activities and the language that caregivers use with children.

Parents can also support young children’s spatial reasoning skills by reading them “spatially challenging picture books,” says Temple University’s Nora Newcombe.”

Check out these books in the article below! I already added several to our Amazon cart.

Xoxo,

Stacy

15 Picture Books That Support Children’s Spatial Skills Development | KQED Spatially challenging picture books can help young children develop their ability to mentally manipulate objects, a skill connected to creative pursuits and STEM careers.