Back to School with Bucket-filling
The start of the school year can be daunting for everyone involved: kids, parents, and teachers. Getting prepared for the rapidly approaching school year is no easy feat, and while...
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Empowerment Talk
Part One Lessons To Teach Positive Character Traits Be honest with the teacher about the length of time you spent to complete a project Be honest when taking a test-don’t...
How Books Help Children Overcome Challenges
Reading books with children or having them practice reading by themselves has a myriad of benefits, the biggest being increasing their literacy. When children have a higher literacy rate, they...
Celebrating the One-Year Book Birthday of “It’ll be Irie!”
It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since the debut of picture book, “It’ll be Irie”! And what a year it’s been! I continue to feel immense gratitude...
5 Ways Children's Books Enhance SEL Development
Social-emotional learning, or SEL, is a type of learning that promotes the understanding and application of social and emotional skills, attitudes, and behaviors. SEL teaches children about teamwork, respect, empathy,...
The Camouflage Mom Reading List
Sarah Hovorka’s Camouflage Mom follows a young girl named Sarah as she grapples with the time her mom spends away while on deployment. As she learns new ways to connect...
Top 10 CRP Resources for Therapists
With each and every release, Cardinal Rule Press includes resources to enhance the reading experience, both for kids, and for parents! The important messages about diversity, self-empowerment, and community-orientation can...
The Power of Choice: Why Children's Voices Matter
As children grow, we watch them become sponges for knowledge, soaking up so much information from the world around them, and applying it to their daily life. It is truly...
Building Classroom Community and Managing It Effectively: A Guide Through Books
Creating a strong sense of community within the classroom creates a positive and productive learning environment. Students who feel connected to their peers and teachers are more engaged, motivated, and...
The Law of Birthdays and similar titles
The Law of Birthdays by Brenna Jeaneret The Law of Birthdays follows the story of a young girl who goes to the King's birthday party. Because the king loves cake,...
Literary Limelight: Boosting Brand Awareness with BookTubers and BookTokers
One of the fastest growing corners of the internet, on multiple different platforms, is books! BookTok, BookTube, Bookstagram… even brick-and-mortar bookstores have gotten in on the action by curating displays...
Understanding Grief: Mourning and Death described through Children’s Books
When discussing death amongst children, grief and the mourning process is a difficult topic to convey. Whether it is due to the death of a close friend or family member,...
Square Pegs–How to Fit in When the World is Round
Square pegs in a round hole—an expression you may have heard before. Usually referring to someone or something that, for one reason or another, doesn’t ‘fit’. It’s a square peg...
Audio Descriptions: What are they, and what do they provide to readers?
Have you ever come across Audio Description books and wondered what they were? Or, how they differ from audio books?? Well, look no further, as we are here to clear...
Spreading Joy and Cheer
February may be known for chilly weather and Valentine's Day, but it's also the perfect time to spread joy and happiness to the little ones in our lives. As we...
I don't do new New Year’s resolutions
I don’t do New Year's resolutions, but I still have goals. As a busy teacher, writer and mother, I need something more simplified; which is why I write themes for...
Unleashing Joyful Imagination: Must-Read Children's Books for Endless Delight
It’s the new year and time to bask in the positivity that is circling around so many people in January. Reading looks quite different in our home these days. Gone...
Storybook Adventures
Storytime is a precious gift we can give to children, fostering their imagination, language development, and emotional growth. It creates a strong bond between children and caregivers, providing an opportunity...
Appreciating a Winter Wonderland
To be a fan of winter is to be a fan of the cold. There I said it. In the Northern Hemisphere, winter is from December until February. But sometimes,...
Pay it Forward with Books and Kindness
Recently, the whole world celebrated a global holiday called World Kindness Day. This holiday is all about celebrating kindness and small acts of generosity that can change the world. Schools...