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NEW PICTURE BOOK! An Unusual Friendship
NEW!! Children’s picture book available on Amazon! Adventures of Pig and Mouse: An Unusual Friendship. Story by ME! Adorable illustrations by the lovely, talented Anya Macleod. Pig isn’t like most pigs. She doesn’t like to roll in the mud or get dirty. She likes to watch birds and butterflies. She likes to sing and make up stories….
Family Fun: Rock Collecting
Kids are drawn to natural items and collecting rocks is a great activity that will help your child to develop important life skills, expand their horizons, and learn about categorizing, sorting and observing. Sounds good, right? So next time you take a walk with your child – bring an empty bag – point out interesting…
Does Your Child Collect Things? That’s A Good Thing
Throughout the years, many rooms in my house hosted some type of nature collection started when I was a child: rocks, seed pods, leave skeletons, bark peelings, feathers, bird nests, shells, etc. I called it my “science museum”. Often, these collections were started on the fly during a trip to the beach or a hike…
National Read-a-Book Day
Today (Sept 6th) is National Read-a-Book Day. What book are you reading?
Life Cycle of a Seed
It takes time to look at something. In this age of accelerated lifestyles it is rare that we take the time to really notice nature’s evolving cycles. The waxing and waning of the moon each month, the growing of a seed and its eventual return to the soil, the gentle progression of the seasons are…
What If?
Do you ever ask yourself, “What if?” As a child, you probably did all the time, but how about now that you’re all grown up? Probably not so much. As children, our imaginations are rich with possibility, often leading to innovative ideas and creative action. Do you remember some of the things you might have…
August is National Family Fun Month
Did you know, almost every day of the year is a national holiday of one kind or another? Yep—there are over 1,500 national days! What’s better than one special day? The entire month of August is NATIONAL FAMILY FUN MONTH! The sun is shining, long summer days are warm and inviting, creating the opportune time to get…
Childhood Dreams
“Explore. Dream. Discover.” —Mark Twain. As a child, I had a vivid imagination, I was constantly making up stories. I’m not sure when I started writing them down, but I’m pretty sure my fourth grade year was a turning point — specifically, the first time my teacher asked the class to write a story. All…
Serafina Soars
I’m thrilled to share a new children’s picture book by Alma Hammond Jeffers, illustrated by Anya Macleod, and designed by ME! Serafina Soars, available now. Follow shy but mighty Serafina as she travels through Spain and discovers not only the beauty of her country, but her own self-confidence. Available now on Amazon or by request from your…
