Beach season is upon us. If you have the chance to travel, don’t rush it and miss the way kids experience it differently because we can learn a lot from them.
If you take an underwater adventure, the last character you would expect for a guide is a llama. But in the new children’s book “Duncan’s Reef Rescue,” a llama named Duncan is on a mission to clean up an island reef covered in litter.
Families can skip into some silly farmyard fun, with a meaningful lesson about resilience and acceptance, in the children’s book series “The Adventures of Skip, the Toeless Chicken.”
Literacy ambassador, Reading Rainbow host, PBS Kids resident librarian, and author Mycal Threets made a special visit to St. Louis to share his new children’s book “I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration of Library Joy.”
In the children’s book “5 Fingers,” young readers count five generations, tracing a family’s roots between St. Louis and West Africa, while also learning about the role of slavery in that journey.
When Florissant mother Arriel Biggs was diagnosed with breast cancer, she and her daughter AJ began baking cupcakes together to create joyful memories. That simple act of love blossomed into a business, a local movement, and even a children’s book. The mother-daughter co-author pair joined Paige Hulsey to talk about their entrepreneurial and the power of family support during hard times.
Written by local author Eric Morse, “What is Punk?” is celebrating its 10thanniversary. Morse joined Paige Hulsey to talk about his love of music that inspired the book, plus the incredible Play-Doh figures that help tell the story inside the pages of the children’s book.
When you think of house pets, chickens don’t often come to mind. But that’s part of the charm of “Dandelion.” From Montgomery County farmer and author Kim Carr, “Dandelion My House Chicken” follows the real-life story of a chicken hatched by a duck. It’s a fantastic way for children to learn about farm life, with a little humor.
Pets become part of your family and there is something particularly special about the bond between a toddler and their beloved dog. But that relationship doesn’t form overnight.
