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Susan Robinson

7 Books Every Toddler MUST Have

Friday, July 30, 2021

Kid-tested Greatest Hits

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by Matthew Van Fleet
Take your child on safari!
Pull-tabs, textures, and a foldout page engage toddlers...

The Amazing Benefits of Reading Aloud

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

My granddaughter Payton deposits a pile of books in my lap and shuffles through them, deciding which she wants me to read first. Sometimes we read six...

The Birth of a Picture Book: Pregnancy, Labor and Post-partum Exhilaration

Monday, September 9, 2019

I’m an author! Cue balloons and confetti! I’ve been a writer since first grade, when I printed on lined yellow paper about Uncle Bob the policeman. Later...

DO Judge a Picture Book By Its Cover

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Should you judge a book by its cover? When it comes to picture books, I do. From the shelf, Skippyjon Jones [2003], by Judy Schachner, screamed, “Buy...

Books Every Baby Should Own

Friday, March 8, 2019

As a parent, grandparent, and elementary school librarian, I’ve read thousands of children’s picture books. Frankly, I don’t understand how some were...

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