Never Miss a Beat
I couldn’t have known it would come to all this when we found that note by W.W. inside an old book at the yard sale. From there, the adventure began, inspired by one of our all-time favorite books, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Since chocolate anything is good for ALL times in life, I […]
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Once upon a time, two creative minds had an idea…. Twenty+ months later, that idea has blossomed into an amazing enhanced digital e-book known as The Ultimate Guide to Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. Let’s REWIND: One day, almost 6 years ago, thanks to a lot of good fortune combined with fate, I came across Roscoe
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Children\’s books are like a portal to a new world or adventure that invites young readers into the world imagination and exploration. Books are also way to allow for world travel without ever leaving your zip code. Books are a way for kids to \”see themselves\” in the pages of the stories they read. The
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Our mission is to not only raise awareness for the kid’s books that celebrate diversity, but to get more of these of books into classrooms and libraries. That was the vow Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) co-founders Valarie Budayr, and Mia Wenjen, made in early 2012. Five years later this grassroots initiative to raise awareness
There is so much brewing at Audrey Press and our sister site Jump Into A Book, we can hardly keep track of it all! Here\’s are some of the top things movin\’ and shakin\’ and both AP and JIAB this month: The A Year in The Secret Garden Blog Tour has officially begun! In honor
Book Launches, A Month of Giveaways an an Upcoming National Event Read More »
Looking for a little pirate fun for the upcoming International Talk Like a Pirate Day (9/19)? Here\’s a FREE 50+ Treasure Island Pirate Day Activity guidebook filled with all sort of pirate-y fun like how to talk like a pirate, crafts to help you “get the gear” and look like a pirate, pirate games, pirate
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I read a statistic the other day that made me shudder, “15.8 million tons of reading material (books, magazines) and other paper products were trashed in 2010.\” Oprah Many people are at a loss as to what to do with books once their kids have outgrown them or books them themselves no longer have a
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It\’s almost time for the NEA (National Education Association) Read Across America Day! What does that mean? Here\’s an excerpt from NEA\’s website: NEA’s Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children’s author
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It\’s almost time for the NEA (National Education Association) Read Across America Day! What does that mean? Here\’s an excerpt from NEA\’s website: NEA’s Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children’s author
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Happy February! February is such a busy month for a variety of reasons. We have Valentines Day, Lincoln’s birthday, and also President’s day. But in the literary world, there’s several very important days we look forward to. ALA- Caldecott, Newbery, and Coretta Scott King awards are right up there with Christmas for Valarie 😉 To
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