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by Melissa Northway on May 18th, 2011 | 3 Comments »
As a children’s picture book author, one of my favorite moments while reading my story to groups of children, is to see their faces light up during an exciting part of the story. I think all parents experience that feeling when they see their children enjoy a good story. Recent…
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my world • Mom It Forward Mondays
by Mom It Forward on March 7th, 2011 | No Comments »
This week's Season of Service challenge involves serving with books, which can be great mediums for education and conversation.
10 Tips to Serve By Reading
Here are 10 bite-size ideas:
- Donate your gently-used paperback books to the Prison Book Program to improve prisoners' access to educational materials.
- Order an extra
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my world • Mom It Forward Mondays
by Mom It Forward on January 10th, 2011 | No Comments »
This week's Season of Service challenge is inspired by Macy's Heart of Haiti project, which features Haitian artists selling their artwork through Macy’s stores and website, enabling them to earn sustainable income. Macy's is a big corporation that has made a partnership to help those on foreign soil and remind…
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my world • giving organizations
by Mom It Forward on January 8th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The people at the Scholastic school book publishing company love me, I'm sure, because I order so many books through them. The librarians at our local library know me by name, I'm there frequently enough. I am determined that my children shall not want for books. I dream of the…
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my world • bettering communities
by Mom It Forward on December 24th, 2010 | No Comments »
Most of us, as we prepare for Christmas, are thinking more of last-minute presents, parties, and spending time with loved ones. Certainly, most children are thinking, some even obsessing, over what's under the tree. Hardly anyone is thinking about education or reading. Except maybe for the Reading Is Fundamental organization…
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Children’s Books: Innovative Companies That Encourage Literacy
