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Here you’ll find videos, teaching resources, book information, interviews, games, articles, and much more. Thanks so much for coming by.

Here you’ll find videos, teaching resources, book information, interviews, games, articles, and much more. Thanks so much for coming by.

OWEN “Fuzzy goes where I go.” Owen’s fuzzy yellow blanket is his favorite possession. Everywhere Owen goes, his blanket goes with him. Upstairs, downstairs, in-between. Inside, outside, upside down. Everywhere! Owen’s parents are in despair—soon Owen will begin school, and he can’t take Fuzzywith him then. Whatever can be done? Everyone who’s ever had a favorite blanket will

Downloadables & Activity Sheets Activity Guide WEMBERLY “Wemberly worried about everything.” Wemberly’s parents think that she worries too much. So does her grandmother. “Worry, worry, worry,” says her grandmother. “Too much worry.” So imagine how poor Wemberly feels on the first day of school. She has a whole list of worries. What will school be

Chrysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes is a wonderful book to read at the beginning of the school year. Learn to plan a think aloud lesson as well.

Dear Abby offered bad advice about growing up with a "foreign" or less-common name. This book gets it right.

Lilly, who made her debut in Kevin Henkes' Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, who loves just about everything: school, dressing up, and ever her stinky baby brother, Julius.

Downloadables & Activity Sheets Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse Maze Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse Connect-the-Dots Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse Coloring Page Lilly's Big Day Maze Lilly's Big Day Printable Stickers Lilly's Big Day Matching Game Lilly's Big Day Coloring Sheet Lilly's Big Day Bouquet Coloring Sheet Lilly's Big Day Activity Guide LILLY “I am the queen!”

Downloadables & Activity Sheets Chester & Wilson's Safety Word Search CHESTER “I like croquet and peanut butter and making my bed.” There is only one way for Chester to do things—his own way. “You definitely have a mind of your own,” said Chester’s mother. “That’s one way to put it,” said Chester’s father. Luckily Chester’s best friend,