Kids, Art and Crafts, Family Fun, Reading

Peek into World of Reading: The Phantom Tollbooth

Mar 3, 2026

Norton Juster (1929 – 2021) was a master of word play who believed that “for kids, there are no difficult words, only words they haven’t met yet”. I first came across The Phantom Tollbooth in fourth grade at my school library. The cover art by...

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Kids, Reading

History Makers of Black History Month

Feb 24, 2026

Black History Month is celebrated every February as a way to celebrate the achievements and the history of African Americans in the United States.   This month honors many notable figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who fought for equal...

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Kids, Reading

Let’s Celebrate Ramadan!

Feb 17, 2026

“Ramadan Mubarek” and “Ramadan Kareem” are two phrases you might start hearing more often as Ramadan approaches. These are greetings during Ramadan, and mean “Have a blessed [or] generous Ramadan.”   Ramadan Kareem means Ramadan the Generous...

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Kids, Reading

Author Highlight: Drew Daywalt

Jan 7, 2026

Crayons - those colorful commodities found almost everywhere. Stores. Classrooms. Libraries. Homes. Even though each box of crayons has the same colors, not all colors are used the same. Favorite-colored crayons are worn down to nubs, while other...

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Kids, Reading

What’s a “Decodable” anyway?

Jan 5, 2026

If you've clicked on this post, there’s a chance that you might be asking yourself “What is a Decodable?” If you're looking for an answer, well, you’ve come to right place! Decodables is a non-fiction book series created by Jump! This series has...

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Kids, Art and Crafts, Family Fun, Reading

Shortest Day, Longest Night: Celebrating Solstice

Dec 15, 2025

The Winter Solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year, marking the astronomical start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, which this year falls on December 21st. On this day the Earth's axis is tilted farthest from the sun,...

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Kids, Art and Crafts, Reading

Author Highlight: Jan Brett

Dec 11, 2025

Mittens. Hats. Gingerbread babies. Snowy settings. What do they have in common? Winter and Jan Brett! Jan Brett, born in early December, is an American children’s author and illustrator with more than 44 million books in print. Her most well-known...

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Kids, Family Fun, Reading, STEM

LOTE4Kids is Here!

Nov 22, 2025

If you’re working on learning a new language, (or practicing one you already know) LOTE4Kids is for you! LOTE4Kids is an online database that provides over 8,000 books in languages other than English. Here, you can pick the language of your story,...

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Kids, Reading, STEM

Fun Facts and Famous Foxes

Nov 18, 2025

Did you know that there are 23 living species of foxes? Foxes belong to the Canidae family, which means that they’re closely related to animals like dogs and wolves! These animals are hunters and they eat both meat and veggies, this makes them...

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Kids, Reading

Thanksgiving and Turkeys

Nov 13, 2025

Turkey - the portly poultry that’s synonymous with Thanksgiving. While you’ve probably heard the story that Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird, you might be less familiar with Sarah Hale. Sarah Hale was known as “the mother of...

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