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I learned about author Hallee Adelman’s first book from my son’s preschool director (Hi Debbie!) when she asked me if I could pick up a copy for her at Children’s Book World. Her story, My Quiet Ship, is heartbreaking and empowering for kiddos in a difficult situation. After grabbing the book and taking a look at…
As book lovers, Kirsten and I love to showcase local authors and booksellers. I knew I wanted to do an interview with Heather Hebert, owner of Children’s Book World in Haverford, PA. If you have never been to Children’s Book World, you are missing out. The store has every children’s book you can imagine and…
Jamie Brenner, author of eight novels, is a bestselling author with deep Mainline roots. Jackie and I met her years ago at a book signing for The Husband Hour and we’ve been friends ever since. We’ve interviewed her numerous times at local bookstores and I just knew she would be the perfect first author for…
One of the highlights of 2020 is going to be the ‘Friends’ cast reunion debuting later this year. It’s hard to imagine a show that has had more of an impact on our generation than ‘Friends’. It is THE show about friendship and just big a role your friends can play in your life. Friend…
This is the first post in our series about reading and language development. In this post, first books for baby, we will not only give you some great ideas for how to read to your baby but we will also give you some of our favorite books to get you started. We have other posts…
Many of you may not know this but, in addition to running Beyond the Bookends, I am also a trained, licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with teaching certification who has been working with children for 15 of my 20 years in the field. I see firsthand the power and importance of reading. I am in a unique…
Since April was supposed to be friendship month around here because of the reading challenge prompt, we had planned to share a list of picture books about friendship. Since we are now living in a time where friendships look a little different for kids, we thought we would enhance the post with some ideas on…
Can we get a standing ovation for the female Philly writers that are turning out exceptional work? Liz Moore, Kiley Reid, and Claire Lombardo are leading the charge to put Philadelphia’s writing scene on the map. While all three authors cover widely different topics (racism, dysfunctional families, and the rampant opioid crisis) their books are…
