We’ve heard many welcome tributes to Dolly Parton and her great role as the Book Lady. As most know, one of Dolly Parton’s many contributions and her passion was Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Former PBS NewsHour correspondent John Merrow recently shared an interview he had with Dolly where she explains why the Imagination Library matters. […]
Hemingway for 5 Year Olds? Do These 22 Things To Teach Reading Instead!
In “Forget Pat the Bunny: My Kid’s Reading Hemingway,” The New York Times hypes KinderGuides where children read the simplified versions of adult novels converted to picture books–without the X-rated parts. The whole purpose of this is to get 5-12 year old children ready for adult books. I am not one to hold children back […]