"Mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment with curiosity and kindness" - Mindful with Me

I'm so happy to share a new book with you today: Mindful with Me: Connecting with Your Child Through Daily Mindfulness, written by Sarah Dennehy, M.Ed, illustrated by Natalie Garber Martin, and published by The Collective Book Studio.

We are so excited to share a new book about mentoring teenagers with you. Can We Go to Lunch? Winning, Developing, & Mentoring the Heart of a Teenager is written by Kendra Berry & Kenya Sloan. Read on to learn more, including our author interview with Kendra...

I have the most beautiful, special children's book to share with you today. 

Let's Celebrate Korean New Year!, written by Michelle W. Park, illustrated by Hyewon Yum, and published by Random House, is an absolute treasure. 

One of our favorite writers, Patricia Leavy, is back with a novel that is one of the most important books you’ll ever read. Shooting Stars Above is one of those books that, once you start, you cannot put down (yes, 4am bedtime, but happy!). Shooting Stars Above will be released March 18, 2025.

When twelve-year-old Charlotte is uprooted from New York City and forced to move to sweaty, sticky, roach-infested Florida, she’ll do anything to get back home – even conspiring with ghosts. Everyone in the kooky seaside town of Casaluna is obsessed with the supernatural, and Charlie finds herself living in the town’s most infamous haunted house, inhabited by a trio of rambunctious ghosts who were cursed for stealing a dead man’s diamond.

As an educator and/or parent, you're probably wondering HOW to teach and work with AI. It isn't easy. The field is constantly changing, and student, parents, and educators don't know where to even start to learn about, utilize, and think about AI.

We all know that students will consider using AI to do their school work this year. And, if they do hit the ‘easy’ button, they’ll most likely be accepting mediocre content. Authentic, human-generated and creative content is becoming a luxury good. Teachers can tell the difference.

In 1933, 15-year-old Turkiyya Hasan was beaten at the Swedish Salam Mission in Port Said, Egypt. Hasan claimed she was beaten because of her refusal to accept Christianity. The missionaries claimed that she was willfully misbehaving and provoking disturbances at the missionary.