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Literati Giving Back on #GivingTuesday

Happy Giving Tuesday! Here at Literati, we’re getting into the spirit of the holidays by giving back to our community. We’re thrilled to participate in this year’s Coats for Kids Community Fair, in partnership with the Junior League, to support our local little readers. Coats for Kids is an annual…

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All Aboard The Del Valle Book Bus!

Literati club members donated 1,400 books to Del Valle ISD to help kids keep reading during the summer months.

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Make Books a Splash This Season to Prevent Summer Learning Loss

Written by Pat O’Neill Summer is a time of swimsuits and fun. And if you ask us, it’s a great time for books, too. Who says pool time can’t be reading time? Studies show that kids who don’t tackle a book or two during the break tend to forget some…

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6 Tips for Raising Readers

Raising children who love to read is within your reach. Here are a few simple and realistic habits you can start today that will keep your children reaching for a book instead of the iPad.  1. Be a reader to raise a reader. Modeling reading is one of the best…

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This 6-Year-Old Petitioned His Mayor to Put an End to Bullying

In January 2018, a kindergartener named Cavanaugh stood before the mayor and city council members of his small town in Maryland to deliver an impassioned anti-bullying speech. With a measured calm that belied his age, young Cavanaugh spoke for two minutes, standing on a footstool to reach the podium. He…

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10 Best Children’s Books for Summer Reading

It’s known as the ‘summer slide’ and it fills schoolteachers with dread: when school’s out, many kids eschew learning for ice-cream sandwiches and running in the sprinkler. But studies show that adding some summer reading to the mix can considerably reduce learning loss. Which is why Literati has put together…

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Summer Reading

10 Best Children’s Books for Summer Reading

It’s known as the ‘summer slide’ and it fills schoolteachers with dread: when school’s out, many kids eschew learning for ice-cream sandwiches and running in the sprinkler. But studies show that adding some summer reading to the mix can considerably reduce learning loss. Which is why Literati has put together…

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The 25 Best Kids Books You May Not Have Heard Of (But Should)

You’ll notice there isn’t a Dr Seuss book in sight. And where on Earth is Where the Wild Things Are? Or Goodnight Moon for that matter (which we love, but still puzzle over why the old lady chose to eat mush). The problem with the scores of ‘best of’ kids books…

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The 25 Best Kids Books You May Not Have Heard Of (But Should)

You’ll notice there isn’t a Dr Seuss book in sight. And where on Earth is Where the Wild Things Are? Or Goodnight Moon for that matter (which we love, but still puzzle over why the old lady chose to eat mush). The problem with the scores of ‘best of’ kids books…

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8 of the Best Kids Books That Teach Peace & Nonviolence

According to the American Psychological Association, in a world where violence seems commonplace, parents understandably want to know what more they can do to help their children develop a sense of compassion and kindness. Studies show that children show empathy from a very young age and the ASA says the most…

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