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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Kids love stories. Honestly, I love stories. It's fun to mix up story-telling with made-up stories and fun books. Barefoot Books has a Summer Reading Camp that makes reading even more fun for your family and/or your classroom! A bonus awesomeness is that it's free and as a registrant, you get a cool 25% discount on... Continue Reading →
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