by Rachel McGarry | Nov 30, 2020
Even though life can feel overwhelming right now—it’s okay to celebrate your differences. Be a free thinker. Discover your own answers. Remember to be you. “Each day is a new chance to be more you.” Peter Reynolds does it again. This time he’s encouraging us (kids and...
by Rachel McGarry | Nov 13, 2020
Let’s wake up to this National crisis and honour the missing, and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. No more stolen sisters. In Surviving the City, two first nation teens Miikwan (Anishinaabe) and Dez (Inninew) navigate the challenges of being...
by Rachel McGarry | Oct 31, 2020
It’s time to pray, remember, share memories and celebrate our loved ones from October 31st to November 2nd. We celebrate our ancestors on the Day of the Dead. “Mark a path for the spirits with petals of flowers, we dance, sing and remember the loved ones for hours.”...
by Rachel McGarry | Oct 16, 2020
The leaves are changing colours (here in the Northern Hemisphere). It’s time to cozy up with your little one to learn about trees, leaves and the changing seasons. I love all of Lois Ehlert’s books and this is no exception. They are brightly coloured collage picture...
by Rachel McGarry | Oct 1, 2020
Sulwe was born the colour of midnight and didn’t look like her family at all. She desperately wants to change how she looks to be like her sister whose skin is lighter. When a shooting star takes her on a magical journey in the night sky, everything she sees and feels...
