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    Candy And The Cankersaur

    January 14, 2025 /

    Candy and the Cankersaur, written by Jason Sandberg, is an excellent homage to children's author Syd Hoff. If you are unfamiliar with Hoff, he is a well-known children's author. One of the books he is Read more [...]

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    Freebie- When Love Flows: The Beauty of Encouraging Others

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    How can you guide your child to use their words and actions to make a positive impact on the people around them?Join Nora as she discovers that sharing the love in her heart with others isn’t as Read more [...]

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    Books have always meant the world to me.  As a young child, my family always read to me and as I got older, we continued to love reading together as a family.  It is so wonderful Read more [...]

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    Clever Cub is a curious little bear who LOVES to cuddle up with the Bible and learn about God.Clever Cub snuggles up with Mama Bear on a dark night as she tells him how God filled the empty world Read more [...]

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    August 18, 2020 /

     In March 2020, the whole world retreated indoors, inspiring children’s book author Mikey Woz to create something to help kids everywhere find the silver lining. The result, When the World Read more [...]

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