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Cultivating a Spirit of Philanthropy in Our Children

. If you are having problems viewing this post via email, please visit the post on SocialSavvyMom.com here. These are great, free resources and curriculum to help our children learn to give, serve and nurture a spirit of philanthropy in the community!

LIVE CHAT with “Wonder” Book Author R.J. Palacio #readandplayrhcb

R.J. Palacio lives in NYC with her husband, two sons, and two dogs. For many years, she was an art director and book jacket designer, designing covers for countless well-known and not so well-known writers in every genre of fiction and nonfiction. She always wanted to write, though. She kept waiting for the perfect time [...]

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LIVE CHAT with Devon Kinch

Have you had a chance to join the Random House Read & Play community? As a community leader I have had the privileged of getting to know some wonderfully smart ladies with a wealth of knowledge, resources and tips. We share about topics relating to our favorite books, authors, chapter books, pictures books, character traits [...]

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Teaching and Learning through Picture Books

Please expand the first comment in this post to see a HUGE wealth of resources from links for picture books by subject! . If you can not see this post, please click here to view and read these helpful tips, resources and links!

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Small Steps To Change: Making a difference in the world.

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Live Chat with Judy Blume May 3, 7pm EST!

Mention the name Judy Blume and a favorite book title and a smile is never far behind. Judy Blume’s books have long been a beloved part of every girls book collection. Gather your children,  young writers and join me for an evening of Q & A with Judy Blume! When: Thursday May 3, 7pm EST! [...]

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Happy 200th Birthday Louisiana

I have lived in Louisiana for over 18 years, it’s the place I have called “home” the longest {yikes, I suddenly feel really old} and where my children were born. My husband was born and raised in Baton Rouge, LA and frankly it is the only place he could happily thrive and survive as a [...]

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Live Chat- Sesame Workshop

We have a wonderful, vibrant and resourceful community growing over at the Random House Read & Play community. Hope you will join us to discuss all things books, crafts, play  and reading!  You can find me there as a community leader, co-hosting live chats and sharing a post here and there… stop by and say [...]

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What is a Mother’s Work Worth?

Not trying to start another mommy war, {there have been plenty of those lately} but I think this infographic is pretty neat. Not sure where I would fit in since I am a stay at home / work from home mom. Motherhood is hard work, motherhood is 24/7! The only thing they left out was [...]

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All Children Deserve a Chance to Live a Healthy, Happy Life!

This week, the first-ever World Immunization Week kicks off  with Shot@Life! Shot@Life educates, connects and empowers Americans to champion vaccines as one of the most cost-effective ways to save the lives of children in developing countries. Some moms walk 15 miles to reach life-saving vaccines for their children. We’re asking you to spend 15 minutes [...]

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What Are Your Favorite Read-Aloud Chapter Books?

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Live Chat with Mary Pope Osborne

Have you joined the new Read and Play Community? Random House and The BlogFrog have created a fun and resourceful community for us  to connect with fellow moms, educators and authors. You wont want to miss the Live Chats with your favorite authors, we have some exciting chats coming up. Our home is all a [...]