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Bookends

Welcome to my obsession with children’s books–especially the ones that deal with everyday challenges in a fun and compelling way. I’ll share old classics, new gems, and everything in between to help support you and your kids (or just your kids if they like to read solo). Sign up for my Free Resource Kit and you’ll get my top-pick resources, delivered to your inbox each month on the full and new moon.

The Most Magnificent Idea

The Most Magnificent Idea

It’s not every day that a magnificent idea arrives on the scene. Will you be ready when it does? In this book, we meet a young girl who makes...

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Where Snow Angels Go

Where Snow Angels Go

One night, Sylvie wakes up to realize she’s not alone in her bedroom. A figure with a shimmering glow and enormous wings made of snow-white feathers...

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Nigel and the Moon

Nigel and the Moon

Nigel’s future is bright when he looks up at the moon.  He imagines himself as an astronaut, a dancer, and a superhero.  But in the real world,...

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If You Find a Leaf

If You Find a Leaf

We often rush by the changing seasons and forget to notice the beautiful leaves that continue to fall off the trees. In this book, a young child...

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The Darkest Dark

The Darkest Dark

Chris did not like to sleep.  He was a busy astronaut and his work was never done.  He was also afraid of the dark.  Even with his parents checking...

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Do You Wonder?

Do You Wonder?

Does your child have big questions that are sometimes hard to answer? This book poses the questions that we all wonder about. From magical questions...

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Princess Smartypants

Princess Smartypants

Do you ever feel like your kid is being a smarty-pants? Is this a good thing? For Princess Smartypants—who must avoid all the suitors who want to...

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The Year of Billy Miller

The Year of Billy Miller

Billy Miller had a spectacular accident just before school started. He hit his head and got a big lump on it.  He’s worried that now he won’t be...

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Cress Watercress

Cress Watercress

Cress is a young rabbit whose father doesn’t come home one night. Her mother must move her and her brother Kip to a new home and Cress is not happy...

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Jessica

Jessica

“Ruthie Simms didn’t have a dog.  She didn’t have a cat, or a brother, or a sister.  But Jessica was the next best thing.” Jessica is five-year old...

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Hour of the Bees

Hour of the Bees

Twelve-year-old Carol is not happy about spending the summer before middle school, in New Mexico, on a sheep ranch with her family.  She’s come to...

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If I Were a Lion

If I Were a Lion

Have you ever been told you were too wild? If so, this book is for you. If I Were a Lion starts with a young girl telling us: “I’m sitting in the...

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