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Ask your local librarian for suggestions

There are thousands of reasons to read to children every day. One of those reasons is for the messages good books can impart to the listener. In such books, the child will identify with the characters and their conflict, and in that identification will...

Books make great gifts

No editorial this week and next to make room for an extra book review — just in time for holiday gift-giving. Books to borrow The following book is available at many public libraries. • "The Christmas Day Kitten" by James Herriot, illustrated...

Inspiring books for the holiday season

The greatest joy of the holiday season doesn't come from receiving gifts; it comes from giving. Children can be active participants in this pursuit. Simple homemade gifts a child can make (often with some help from an adult) are the best. Whether it's...

Reading with children builds strong bonds

Everyone is busy, and it often seems near impossible to squeeze one more thing into the day. That's a fact, but here's another one: Unless we connect with our children several times a day, there is a strong risk that we will not know who our children...

Great books teach about courage

The business of life sometimes requires great acts of courage, boldness and difficult decision-making. The ability to overcome life's hurdles often comes from years of personal experience. Add to that a willingness to learn from the experiences of others,...

Children are hard-wired to be imaginative

It's obvious that children are imaginative beings. Toy dolls and stuffed animals talk, eat food and in every other way are "real" to the child. Toy cars and trucks drive and make noises. Pretending to be a pirate or princess, an explorer or anyone at...

Help children learn to make good choices

Learning to make choices begins in early childhood. Children learn a great deal from the choices they make, both good and bad. However, if a parent makes all the decisions for the child, the child can't learn to make choices, and this will have crippling...

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