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Read time: 346 words, 1 minute. (This book took a surprising amount of time to make. β βHere I Can Be Mindfulββ βMemory Jarsβ βLittle Dumplingsβ π¦ Extras βCommunity Through Music - New family album from Suzi Shelton. Favorites: "Pick Me a Pumpkin" & "Tideo" βI Like the Me I See! by Culture Queen. Upbeat, fun album with memorable lyrics and singable melodies. π
Calendar January 26 - Republic Dayβ March 14 - Holiβ April 14 - Vaisakhiβ August 15 - Independence Dayβ August 9 - Raksha Bandhanβ π Readingsβ Indulge your curiosity for Indian culture with our complete collection of 9 books. π· Photo It's always the season for school visits.
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Read time: 372 words, 1 minute. The earliest Nancy Drew stories are now in the public domain. Which means anyone can rewrite them.And some people already are. Nancy as a podcaster.Nancy solving mysteries on a group chat.Nancy tracking clues that turn out to be browser tabs left open. The character stays the same.The world around her changes. That's how long children's stories survive.They keep getting reimagined. -Kabir & Sue Monthly Bucket - Juneπ Books This Is Not a Small Voice: Poems by...
Read time: 420 words, 1 minute. Before Diary of a Wimpy Kid was a book, it was published online, one page at a time. Jeff Kinney shared the story on a small website, unsure whether kids would return the next day.They did. The drawings were simple.The jokes sometimes missed.The main character was not especially brave or heroic. Over time, the story took shape in public.That slow testing helped make it what readers recognize today. Some childrenβs books are polished first.Others grow by being...
Read time: 365 words, 1 minute. At a playground, we recently watched a child water bare dirt.No seeds.No sprouts.Just careful pouring. When asked what she was growing, she said, "I'll check tomorrow." That's spring.Trusting something unseen is already underway. -Kabir & Sue Monthly Bucket - Aprilπ Books Word MuseumBy Isabel Otter (Illustrated by Sophie Ledesma)Filled with peek-through gatefolds, this culturally rich board book introduces words through objects you might find in a museum....