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2026 Summer Reading Programs for Kids

May 5, 2026

Summer reading programs have been a part of my life since childhood. Each spring mom would sign us four kids up to the public library’s program. I loved it! I was a bookworm and thought it was awesome to be rewarded for an activity I enjoyed. I passed this tradition to my kids, and though…

Bibles for Babies and Toddlers

March 7, 2023

Bibles for Babies and Toddlers   Over the past couple of months I’ve seen a number of social media posts from parents asking for Bible recommendations for their kids. This is encouraging, as surveys indicate Biblical literacy in North America has diminished over the past few decades. It is good to know there are families…

Thanksgiving Books for Kids

November 15, 2022

Thanksgiving Books for Kids Cooler weather is here and Thanksgiving is fast approaching. In preparation for the holiday, snuggle up warm and read some or all (it’s so hard to choose!) of these books with your kids. A few are educational, some remind us to give thanks to God for our blessings, while others are…

What is NaNoWriMo?

November 1, 2022

What is NaNoWriMo? In the writing community, November is known as National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short. During NaNoWriMo authors and aspiring writers are encouraged to complete a 50,000-word novel in just thirty days. A 50,000-word book is roughly 200 pages in length. As an example, C.S. Lewis’s Silver Chair contains 51,022 words,…