Liberation through literacy
One of my favorite sounds is of the Hindi okay. It sounds like tikke, or tea-keh, and I always hear it along the visual of an aunty's neck and hand movement. Don and I went to India on different trips and for different reasons, yet both of our experiences there have increased our understanding of... Continue Reading →
The value of education
Find a copy here Hi everybody! Sophia here! After creating stories over the past few years, I decided to put just a few of them together in a book. Sometimes, when our kids ask us to read them a bedtime story, we reach for a book on the shelf and read them a known story.... Continue Reading →
One of the Ronald McDonald Houses let us come tell some stories to its residents; some of whom were there from South Africa! One thing that we love about doing our events, is that alongside our planned material, the audience often determines the spice, if you will, added to each event. This time, as there... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday, everyone! We are exactly one week away from our first Love & Light Drawing Night event in downtown Columbia, SC! Come join us as we apply our artistic selves to create our own beautiful interpretations of The Hamsa. Here is all the information you need (What's the 411, let me know let me... Continue Reading →
In how many languages can you say hello? One? Six? Twenty-seven? How about your knowledge of famous world structures: Can you name the city where the Eiffel Tower is? How about The Forbidden City? Where in the world is The Beehive? Here are three Barefoot Books products I highly recommend using together: The Barefoot World Atlas... Continue Reading →
Good morning, world. If there is anything I could suggest to a teenager who is figuring out what to do with their time and how to use the money they are trying to save, it would be to take that money and travel. For some of us traveling throughout our country would take just a... Continue Reading →
Happy Autumn, everyone! I hope everyone is doing as well as possible. There is just so much going on...so many people suffering for so many different reasons. As heart-breaking stories emerge, so do heart-warming stories of humans heading to unfamiliar places to help their fellow humans & other animals, and people helping people locally, too.... Continue Reading →
It's Story Time!! This has been an exciting month in more ways than one! As I write this Hurricane Irma's strong winds are howling outside our windows. The lights are still on, and work must continue. If the lights go out then it's story and game time with the family for more hours than usual.... Continue Reading →
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