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The recent holiday was almost normal. For much of the day, we were nine: our daughters and sons-in-law, the three grandchildren, my husband and me, all of us vaxxed, vaxxed again, and boosted. Covid tests had been taken. We were good to celebrate. The grandchildren opened their gifts from their...
For those who celebrate the holiday, Christmas is looming fast approaching. But if grownups are feeling festively stressed, how do you think things are going up at the North Pole? I hope there’s lots of hot chocolate and cookies to keep the elves on task (and these Holiday High Notes books). And...
This week, the Horn Book announced our Fanfare selections, our best books of the year list for 2021. Themes of family (blood and chosen), ancestry, and home run strongly throughout the titles, across genres and age levels. Parents and children are central to such picture books as Milo Imagines the World, The Night Walk, Time for Kenny,...
The Saturday before Thanksgiving (November 20 this year) is National Adoption Day. The day is designed to bring “awareness of the more than 120,000 children waiting to be adopted from foster care in the United States.” To recognize this day (and National Adoption Month), follow the age-level specific links below...
...gummy worm?! (No birds were injured or fooled.) On this unseasonably warm New England autumn day -- and with a handful of Halloween candy still left in the kids' bags -- here are some books about birds and more birds, worms, and candy. Reviews are from the Horn Book Guide/Reviews Database -- subscribe; and...
...and in local news, Boston voters have elected Michelle Wu to be the first woman, first woman of color, first person of color, first Asian American, and first mother (!) to be elected as mayor. Current acting mayor Kim Janey -- the first woman, first woman of color, first person of color, and first...
How's everyone's school year going so far? Almost three weeks in, my kids -- who'd been remote for 1.5 years, who can believe it?! -- are thrilled to be physically around (but not too close to) their friends (even as I worry...). Don't forget to check in with the teachers and...
This year -- 2021/5782 -- Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins this evening, September 15, at sundown. Following Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, these are times for family, community, and self-reflection. The following books could be useful for sharing with children and/or for generating discussions. All reviews are...
Velena Collins Smoot is the author of the picture book ABC Your Way to Confidence, illustrated by Whimsical Designs by CJ, and self-published. She's family with someone I consider like family (Hi, Winsome!), and I was happy to be able to learn more about her very personal and heartfelt project. Follow @abcyourway on...
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