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Just a Reminder…

Originally posted on Raising Readers…:
This is normally thought of in the context of school, but I think its important at home as well, especially when #raisingreaders!

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The Crossing Guard Chronicles: The Facts, Just the Facts… ‘Did You Know Abe Lincoln Had A Sense of Humor’?

Originally posted on S'amusing:
‘We miss your facts’, a student at my school crossing post offered. ‘Well, here’s something, did you know that President Abraham Lincoln had a great sense of humor?’ No, she didn’t and neither did other…

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The Art Show – Part 3 Finale

Every child is an artist. ~Pablo Picasso~ I dream my painting and then paint my dream. ~Vincent van Gogh~ Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt. ~Leonardo da Vinci~ Great art picks up where nature ends. ~Marc Chagall~ It … Continue reading

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Be kind…

Originally posted on Putting My Feet in the Dirt:
“You can’t change the way a person acts towards you, but you can change the way you respond.”  ~M Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/hand-gift-flower-joy-love-3978193/

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Hope Springs…

This gallery contains 45 photos.

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Hope doesn’t float, nope, it springs. Around this time every year God reminds us he hasn’t given up on us yet. “Hope springs eternal in the human breast Man never is, but always to be…

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Today’s Quote

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Smorgasbord Blogger Daily – Monday 22nd March 2021 – #Interview Robbie Cheadle and Ritu Bhathal, #Peeves Leon Stevens, #Wishes Jennie Fitzkee

A big thank you to Sally for featuring my blog post on Hope and a Wish Tree. It was lovely to share the day with Robbie, Ritu, and Leon.

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Another Spectacular Book by Melissa Sweet

Originally posted on Dayne Sislen Children's Book Illustration:
A book review though an illustrator’s eyes by Dayne Sislen My last post was a book review of the fun book, BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY, also by Melissa Sweet. On that post,…

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Read Across America Day ~ 2021

Originally posted on By Hook Or By Book:
Stories never really end…even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don’t end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page.…

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Quote of the day

Originally posted on M.C. Tuggle, Writer:
“Stories are among the most intimate and personal things we have. Stories touch the imagination and are deeply implanted in one’s psyche and consciousness. Without stories there can be no culture. Without stories…

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