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IT’S ALL ABOUT . . . SHOWERING IDEAS IN APRIL!

    IT’S ALL ABOUT . . . SHOWERING IDEAS IN APRIL!

    Caity Hemmerle 14 abr 2025

    According to the old proverb, April showers bring May flowers! I love using sayings to help generate ideas. This month, think about showers of all types to inspire your stories. 

    A “HOLE” LOT OF OPPORTUNITY!

      A “HOLE” LOT OF OPPORTUNITY!

      Caity Hemmerle 14 abr 2025

      Last month’s spotlight featured a character with attributes that truly were quite different from his peers’.  In this month’s story, PAULA'S PATCHES, a girl who believes her situation is unique...

      FITTING IN WHEN YOU’RE UNIQUE by Dr. Debra Collins

        FITTING IN WHEN YOU’RE UNIQUE by Dr. Debra Collins

        Mira Reisberg 3 abr 2025

        Forming a group, by definition, involves making many into one. It’s a unit made up of multiple, non-identical elements. For the group to run smoothly, the purpose or expectations of...

        IT’S ALL ABOUT . . . MARCHING INTO MARCH WITH IDEAS! By Melissa Stoller

          IT’S ALL ABOUT . . . MARCHING INTO MARCH WITH IDEAS! By Melissa Stoller

          Mira Reisberg 3 abr 2025

          Each March, Melissa Stoller thinks of the phrase, “In like a lion and out like a lamb.” This refers to the weather during the month of March, which often comes...

          Best Apps for Toddlers that Promote Reading

            Best Apps for Toddlers that Promote Reading

            Mira Reisberg 14 feb 2025

            Let me just make it clear that I love technology, but I strongly believe that apps and IPADs will NEVER replace a real actual book, with real print on paper...

            It's All About...Cooking Up Ideas In November

              It's All About...Cooking Up Ideas In November

              Mira Reisberg 4 ene 2025

              November is a perfect month for cooking up delicious ideas. Here are a few prompts to help with inspiration: 1. Write a list of your favorite childhood dishes. Then note a...

              This Book Makes Me Think About: Bing, Bop, Bam Time to Jam! By Valerie Bolling and Sabrena Khadija

                This Book Makes Me Think About: Bing, Bop, Bam Time to Jam! By Valerie Bolling and Sabrena Khadija

                Mira Reisberg 26 dic 2024

                Bing, Bop, Bam: Time to Jam is the latest collaboration of Valerie Bolling and Sabrina Khadija, and it will surely make your heart sing. The duo creates a colorful community of...

                Coming Out On Top

                  Coming Out On Top

                  Mira Reisberg 2 dic 2024

                  “I am right!” “I am better!”Competition demands striving to place ourselves above.To be the highest, not the lowest.To be at the top, not the bottom.How can children learn that competing...

                  Embracing Comfort in Children's Books

                    Embracing Comfort in Children's Books

                    Mira Reisberg 12 nov 2024

                    ​What keeps a young child smiling and secure 24-7? Their loving parents? Doting grandparents? How about their comfort toy or blankie! “Transitional Object” is the technical term for these prized possessions...

                    COOKING UP IDEAS IN NOVEMBER with Melissa Stoller

                      COOKING UP IDEAS IN NOVEMBER with Melissa Stoller

                      Mira Reisberg 11 nov 2024

                      It's all about Fall foods for November's inspiration. Follow these prompts to cook up ideas for future fiction and nonfictions children's book stories.

                      What Makes Community

                        What Makes Community

                        Mira Reisberg 7 oct 2024

                        Sukkot, the week-long harvest festival, is named for huts: in Hebrew, one hut is a sukkah, and many are sukkot. The Sukkot huts have symbolic meaning. In bygone times, farmers...

                        A Big Question for Little People…

                          A Big Question for Little People…

                          Mira Reisberg 27 sept 2024

                          It's All About...Writing In September

                            It's All About...Writing In September

                            Mira Reisberg 13 sept 2024

                            Trama de conducción de personajes y una lección gratuita de Mira para acabar con el miedo

                            Trama de conducción de personajes y una lección gratuita de Mira para acabar con el miedo

                            MIRA REISBERG 13 ago 2024

                            Como creativos de KidLit, cada vez que miramos esa página en blanco, cada vez que tomamos decisiones sobre dónde llevar un personaje, cada vez que presentamos nuestro trabajo o asistimos...

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