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Oftentimes, when people hear the phrase “exploring The Secret Garden,” it bring about visions of summer fun, butterflies, frogs, and, of course, gardens. But what if we told you that the award-winning book A Year In The Secret Garden by Valarie Budayr and Marilyn Scott-Waters was not “just a summertime book.” This amazing book is filled […]
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Oftentimes, when people hear the phrase “exploring The Secret Garden,” it bring about visions of summer fun, butterflies, frogs, and of course, gardens.
But what if we told you that the award-winning book A Year In The Secret Garden by Valarie Budayr and Marilyn Scott-Waters was not “just a summertime book.”
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It\’s no secret that our kids need less screen time and more \”scene time.\” Anyone who was born prior to the 1980s knows that being outside and creating adventures with friends was the main form of entertainment back in the day. And what a good one it was! Sandpits became beaches, tire swings became rockets,
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It makes the team at Audrey Press incredibly proud when we look back on all of the accomplishments of this boutique small press publishing house. One of these accomplishments happened in 2014 when CEO Valarie Budayr had the great pleasure of teaming up with Marilyn Scott-Waters from The Toymaker to create the award-winning chapter book
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Among some of my fondest memories as a child includes the times my mother read to me. The gentle cadence of my mother’s voice paired with the thrill of crispy white book pages that shared a thrilling story became a nightly ritual. Then I became a parent myself and the love and the magic of
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Pollinator Week is an annual event celebrated internationally in support of pollinator health. It\’s a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them. Most of the time when we hear the word \”pollinator,\” we automatically think of bees. But, did you know, that birds, bats, butterflies, beetles,
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Ah, summer. Everyone has been looking forward to sun, fun, and a much slower pace. As the world slowly begins to get a handle on COVID-19 and travel begins to open up, even more readers are on the hunt for books that are not only enjoyable to read but also easy to bring with them
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How many of you love Miss Rumphius? I Do! Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney is a classic. I’ve read it to a variety of nieces and nephews throughout the years, and my own children grab it often. Miss Rumphius is an old friend that we go back to again and again. Miss Rumphius is the life story
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When she was young, author Valarie Budayr was drawn to playing in the urban forest across the street from her childhood home. A constant companion during her adventures and pretend-play was the classic children’s book, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodges Burnett. Inspired by her favorite book, Valarie would spend hours creating mini secret gardens
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“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” — Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden Summer Unplugged: Whimsical Books about Fairy House Building Summer Unplugged: Whimsical Books about Fairy House Building Practicing Mindfulness for Kids: Spot Sitting {A Year in the Secret Garden} Summer Unplugged: The magic
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