Some books introduce us to characters who are different from us, allowing us to see the world from a new perspective. But for children in the process of figuring out who they are, and who they want to be, it is just as important to also read stories about characters they can relate to, and see themselves in. The desire to read […]
April is National Poetry Month. Wait. Wait! Don’t scroll past. Don’t move on. I know. I know. Like many, if it’s not a haiku, my reaction to the mere mention of poetry is to place my fingers in my ears and lalala my way through the conversation. Somewhere in school, in between the study of […]