HeyJaredA Kid Lit Parent
Just a parent, author, and special education teacher offering her perspective on reading, kid lit books, and childhood, while trying to remain sane in today's topsy-turvy world. Check out my books on my website www.raffipublishing.com.
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My Crazy Uncle and The New Goal of Writing (opens the original)
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It started with my grandfather’s 90th birthday. There was a party, of course. Everyone came. Everyone including that uncle. You know the one. He’s crass, downright rude, and you’re never quite sure if he’s making a terrible joke or saying exactly what he feels? There’s one in every family.Mine, however, has had a successful career in marketing and often his ‘jokes’ take the form of printed or custom-made products, created with his highly lucrative marketing genius. And occasionally, he breaks fo
That Summer Slide of regression (opens the original)
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It’s summer. The weather is hot, the kids are feral, and our daily routine is completely shot— just as summer should be. Of course, reading still takes a priority in our house, with trips to the library and random midday story time. I even added reading independently to their chore charts (and yes, I pay them for it- don’t judge). Even still, vacations, holidays, and general summer chaos leaves little time for structured and predictable reading moments. And for the most part, that’s okay. Summer
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