World Down Syndrome Day: With Us Not For Us
Happy World Down Syndrome Day! It's March 21, World Down Syndrome Day, which is all about raising awareness about Down syndrome (Ds) and...
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Christina Dendy
- Mar 20
- 3 min
Neurodiversity in Children's Books
So, last week was Neurodiversity Celebration Week. My kids were home sick all week, and I was struggling just to get work done so I...
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Christina Dendy
- Mar 10
- 7 min
Books for Women's History Month
I have several blog posts in the works (and in the rears as I'm behind on them) but I decided to jump ahead for this one. International...
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Christina Dendy
- Feb 9
- 6 min
Sibling Dynamics (Picture Book Style)
If you have been following me at all, then you probably already know that I'm super-excited for my next picture book, HIDE AND SHH!, with...
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Christina Dendy
- Feb 6
- 1 min
Giveaway for HIDE AND SHH!
Dinah and her big sister, Chloe, can't wait to hit the shelves in April! In the meantime, we have some exciting teasers to share. Let's...
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Christina Dendy
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Cover Reveal! Shh! Wait. Yay!
Do you know anyone who has a hard time staying still and quiet when playing sneaky games like hide-and-seek? I do! I'm so excited to...
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Christina Dendy
- Oct 5, 2022
- 6 min
Yep, There's Fungus Among Us
What do mold, mildew, yeast, mushrooms, and rust (the plant kind) all have in common? (Pssst. Check the title of this post.) You got it!...
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Christina Dendy
- Sep 8, 2022
- 7 min
The Family Went Over the Mountains
to see what we could see! >> Jump ahead to picture books about mountains if you don't want to read the narrative! So, we love mountains,...
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Christina Dendy
- Sep 1, 2022
- 5 min
To Pollinate or Not to Pollinate?
>> Jump to books about pollinators. That is NOT the question! Pollination is essential to the survival of flowering plants, which makes...
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Christina Dendy
- Aug 8, 2022
- 5 min
Rivers Run Through All of It
On our road trip earlier this year, we traveled thousands of miles west and back again. In the course of that journey, we crossed the...
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Christina Dendy
- Jul 14, 2022
- 5 min
There and Back Again: An Epic Road Trip
So. We did it. After more than two years of staying close to home, our family resolved to set out and explore cross-country as much as we...
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Christina Dendy
- Jan 14, 2022
- 4 min
Bedtime Report: Return of the Quest Edition
So, of course, I realized that I left some of our favorite quest books out of the last bedtime report, and though I might have shared...
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Christina Dendy
- Jan 11, 2022
- 5 min
Bedtime Report: Quest Edition
What's this? A quest, you say?! But what IS a quest besides part of the word question? Oh, wait! That's a clue. These related words share...
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Christina Dendy
- Jan 7, 2022
- 4 min
A New Year's Bedtime Report, Part 2
All right, so we covered the seasonal reads that we enjoyed over the past month or more. Time to get to the other lovely children's books...
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Christina Dendy
- Jan 5, 2022
- 2 min
A New Year's Bedtime Report, Part 1
Sooooooooooo, I'm way behind on bedtime reports. I haven't done one in more than a month, and I'm going to try not to overfill this post....
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Christina Dendy
- Nov 11, 2021
- 6 min
There's a Wall in This Book ... and This One ... and ...
32 years ago November 9, two days ago, the Berlin Wall in what was then East Germany started coming down. Of course, that syntax suggests...
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Christina Dendy
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
It's Halloween Month! (Week 3)
I'm late again! Gah! But I've got some good recommended Halloween picture books and similar reads for you. To capture the trick-or-treat...
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Christina Dendy
- Oct 21, 2021
- 1 min
ASL Interpretative Reading of The Wall and the Wild
I'm super-excited to share a collaborative video read-aloud of our book, The Wall and the Wild. In a plot of land at the edge of town,...
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Christina Dendy
- Oct 13, 2021
- 4 min
It's Halloween Month! (Week 2)
So, I decided to split my celebration of all things (at least all kidlit things) Halloween by week so the posts don't get too long. I'll...
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Christina Dendy
- Oct 6, 2021
- 3 min
Books for Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Each year, nearly 1 in 700 children are born with Down Syndrome (DS), a condition that affects as many as six million people worldwide....
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