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Newsletter – Vocabulary – June 10, 2022

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Hello Book Bums families! Is your family traveling this summer?  Airports, road signs, and rest stops are great places to look for words. Younger kids can take the alphabet challenge, looking for letters until they find them all from A to Z.  Staying local? Challenge your kids to find new words at the zoo, the […]

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Newsletter – Entrepreneur – June 3, 2022

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Hello Book Bums families! This week we’re thinking about young entrepreneurs. Whether you have a budding businessperson in your household or you just want to read about one, we have ideas. We’re also wondering about words and food. From doughnuts to melons, we’ve got snack time covered. Enjoy! “Let the wild rumpus start!” – Maurice […]

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Newsletter – Sweltering – May 27, 2022

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Hello Book Bums families! Happy Summer! We wish you a season of rest, fun, and new experiences! This week in the newsletter we’re thinking about enriching experiences, growing skills, and of course – books. Read on for lots of summer ideas. And remember, you can always get in touch by responding to this email. We […]

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Newsletter – Portfolio – May 20, 2022

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Hello Book Bums families! We’re sharing even more book recommendations this week, along with tips from Dr. Christy for reading and writing through the summer. Don’t miss a great opportunity for the Book Bums community to participate and serve our local community in the Faith Alliance Summer Literacy Program. Keep reading for all the details! […]

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Newsletter – Portable – May 13, 2022

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Hello Book Bums families! Warmer weather is here, and we are all thinking about summer.  This week’s newsletter has over 70 book recommendations so your kids will never run out of book ideas. Now is a great time to visit the library or put some books on hold so you are ready when summer break […]

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Newsletter – Bibliophile – May 6, 2022

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Hello Book Bums families! We are sending out Happy Mother’s Day wishes to all the moms and the women who spread love like moms in our Book Bums community. This week we focus on words and books connected to love. We’re also thinking about summer and how to have fun and keep moving while we […]

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Newsletter – Mirage – April 22, 2022

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Hello Book Bums families! This week our newsletter is full of ideas for creating experiences, inside and outside books. We are also enjoying sharing poetry with you during National Poetry Month and hope it is inspiring your family to include more poetry in your life. Whatever book you are picking up this week, enjoy! Bookbums.com […]

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Newsletter – Personification – April 15, 2022

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Hello Book Bums families! If your family celebrates Easter, we wish you a very happy one this weekend! We may have April showers lately, but we are starting to think about summer. In the newsletter this week we share great resources for hosting book clubs and other book-themed gatherings with your kids. Studies show that […]

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Newsletter – Onomatopoeia – April 8, 2022

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Hello Book Bums families! There are all kinds of books in libraries and bookstores.  While it’s great to know what you like to read, challenge yourself to explore a new section or author.  This week in the newsletter we are thinking about fiction and non-fiction, poetry, and enjoying being readers and writers. Bookbums.com is an […]

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Newsletter – Patriotism – April 1, 2022

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Hello Book Bums families! Happy April!  No fooling, our newsletter this week is full of poetry, patriotism, and song. Everything is connected as we think about how we understand the words we read and what they mean as well as where our national anthem comes from and what it means.  Keep reading for some inspiration […]