Jillian Heise
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I've been watching this for awhile - there are a lot out here that don't belong in my follower list!
January 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I've been watching this for awhile - there are a lot out here that don't belong in my follower list!
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So maybe it’s time to retire the whole sad books vs funny books discussion. The idea that stories have to be one or the other is a false dichotomy. Let’s share stories that let our kids know it’s okay to grieve. It’s okay to laugh. And it’s okay to do both at the same time.
January 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
So maybe it’s time to retire the whole sad books vs funny books discussion. The idea that stories have to be one or the other is a false dichotomy. Let’s share stories that let our kids know it’s okay to grieve. It’s okay to laugh. And it’s okay to do both at the same time.
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May I also suggest Simone by Viet Thanh Nguyen & Minnie Phan
It beautifully ties together a child’s evacuation from a wildfire and her mother’s escape from a flood as a child in Viet Nam.
It beautifully ties together a child’s evacuation from a wildfire and her mother’s escape from a flood as a child in Viet Nam.
January 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
May I also suggest Simone by Viet Thanh Nguyen & Minnie Phan
It beautifully ties together a child’s evacuation from a wildfire and her mother’s escape from a flood as a child in Viet Nam.
It beautifully ties together a child’s evacuation from a wildfire and her mother’s escape from a flood as a child in Viet Nam.
I have seen this recommended by several people! I just haven't read it yet. But thank you for the rec!
January 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I have seen this recommended by several people! I just haven't read it yet. But thank you for the rec!
Right?!? It was SO compulsively readable, too.
January 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Right?!? It was SO compulsively readable, too.
Just wait until you get to the end!!
January 6, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Just wait until you get to the end!!
🥰 And gained myself a lot of extra work for 2025. 😅😂🤣
December 31, 2024 at 4:17 AM
🥰 And gained myself a lot of extra work for 2025. 😅😂🤣
I was appointed to the 2026 Caldecott Award Committee!🏅📚
December 31, 2024 at 4:12 AM
I was appointed to the 2026 Caldecott Award Committee!🏅📚