Lately, at bedtime, it has been a requirement to read “Fish is Fish” by Leo Lionni. If your little one hasn’t found this one yet, it is a good one. Two little friends grow up in a pond together, one becomes a fish and one becomes a frog. Eventually, as frogs do, Frog hopped...
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As children all over the US head back to school and some starting Kindergarten this year, I’ve been reading all sorts of great articles about how to prepare your children to head to school. For kids who have already experienced school before they are familiar with the concept. But, for those little ones attending...
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This weekend our very good friends and partners at Mission Based Books, held a second Court’s Kids/Mission Based Teacher Book Giveaway. On Saturday, August 27th, at 10am they opened up their warehouse to area teachers. We have been working for weeks to get the word out, and it worked…around 50 teachers showed up and...
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This past February our friends and partners Mission Based Books opened up their warehouse to local Ann Arbor area teachers. They offered up huge boxes of books, teacher came and hauled away about 2,000 books! It was a great event and we are so excited to continue our relationship with this great organization. Book Giveaway...
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In the wake of Argentina’s dramatic collapse in 2001, Latin America’s most prosperous middle class finds itself in a ghost town of abandoned factories and mass unemployment.In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the...
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Sorting Books for our Partner Schools It was a beautiful day. We woke up to clear skies and bright sun that never left us. We had our first 90 degree day here in Portland which was great. I’m no stranger to heat, growing up in West Texas I’ve had my fair share of warm...
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Tonight we are getting everything ready for our book sorting event. The night before is always kind of exciting, things to organize and set up, things to plan. In fact, as I write this my sweet husband (and honorary “employee” of Court’s Kids) is out in our garage setting up the sorting tables. Books...
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Last year, in preparation for Back to School time, we held a really fun book sorting event. We get books donated from a variety of sources, book resellers, friends and families. For our Books by the Boxful program we sort these donated books into, Pre-school, Kindergarten-5th grade and 6th plus boxes. Our partner schools...
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Among a few others, there’s one phrase that makes every parent cringe just a little, “read it again, mommy”. While you love that your little one is interested in books and reading…the 100th reading of a particular story can sometimes drive any parent a little nutty. Toddlers love repetition. At out house we’ve been...
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A range of views on various world religions is explored as Bill Maher travels to numerous religious destinations including Jerusalem, the Vatican, and Salt Lake City, interviewing believers from a variety of backgrounds and groups. These include a former member of Jews for Jesus, Christians, Muslims, former Mormons,and Hasidic Jews. A casual discussion follows...
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