This is my last week teaching Literacy Launchpad in my beloved preschools... at least for a while. Can you guess why? T...

This summer has been going by so fast. It's been pretty crazy, and feels a bit like a blur. We've been visiting our library in the m...

Summer never feels like a time when things slow down and life is a little less crazy. Our summers are busy, for the kids and for me. Wh...

I wouldn't call my kids avid readers. One or two of them might be heading that direction, but I still have to encourage reading, or bed...

I'm a bargain shopper to the max, even (especially?) when it comes to picture books. I spend a lot of time haunting yard sales and thrif...

We all know there are about a zillion Christmas picture books out there. Some are wonderful, and some... not so much. But every family has a...

A short list of ideas for encouraging literacy, from my family to yours.  1. Give your pre-reader some wordless (or almost wordless) b...