Sarah Mackenzie

Discover practical strategies to make reading aloud a meaningful family ritual. The stories we read--and the conversations we have about them--help shape family traditions, create lifelong memories, and become part of our legacy. Reading aloud not only has the power to change a family--it has...

Those who have made the decision to homeschool their children have done so out of great love for them and a desire to provide them an excellent education....

Legendary picture book creator Barbara Cooney once noticed that the library in her little town by the sea needed attention. A library, she knew, should be a kind of paradise. And because Barbara did whatever she set her mind to, she made it one. Barbara Cooney set her mind to lots of...

A story about seeing and being seen that leaves the world a little more beautiful. Sly as a fox and swift as a bird, Lou Alice is determined to leave each day a little more beautiful than she found it. But when she moves away from her little house, no one in town notices she's gone. No one, that...

IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Winner, IPPY Award Winner A beautiful, enchanting story sure to inspire readers with curiosity, a love of nature, and a sense of joy. Just before morning, a little shrew is awakened by the moon. A mysterious fragrance leads her to a garden of moonflowers, where...

A lighthearted romp through Piney Glen with a band of friends who learn that friendship isn’t about fixing each other’s problems but about being there for each other. On the other side of the old wooden bridge, deep in Piney Glen, Duck opens his mailbox to find a letter from Rabbit: Dear...