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Early Math Skills Add to Literacy
Do you sing counting songs in storytime? Do you talk about more and less? Or read stories that compare sizes ...
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Remembering April Pulley Sayre
April is National Poetry Month and the perfect time to remember author and photographer, April Pulley Sayre. Although she never ...
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Project READY Reflections
Jessica Fredrickson/ Douglas County Libraries After a year of group study, our last Project READY cohort met in February. We ...
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Join the CLEL Bell Award Committee!
The CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards are seeking applicants for their next selection committee! I have had the pleasure of ...
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2022 CLEL Bell Award Winners!
The CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards are an annual recognition of five high-quality picture books that provide excellent support of ...
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Fred Gets Dressed
by Peter Brown (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Published May 4, 2021 When Fred's adults discover him dressed in ...
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