The characters from four children’s picture books are coming to the stage in Bath this fall. Readers Theater is a style of live performance that blends the reading aloud of a book with theatrical elements.
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‘Little House on the Prairie,’ beloved and troubling, gets a reappraisal
Patricia Smith Hill’s ‘Too Good to Be Altogether Lost’ offers a balanced analysis that will help readers make their peace with the series.
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‘We are Definitely Human’ uses humor to teach children lessons about kindness
A delightful, laugh-out-loud funny picture book from Midcoast writer and illustrator X. Fang.
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South Portland writer, Scarborough artist collaborate on series of children’s books
Joe Welsch, owner of a child care in South Portland, and artist Anita Smith of Scarborough plan to create a series of children’s books.
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Children’s book author sails into Maine Maritime Museum exhibit
Maine Maritime Museum is displaying a whimsical yearlong exhibit featuring the work of Maine-based children’s book author and illustrator Chris Van Dusen.
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Gulf of Maine Books to host children’s book author at Brunswick library
Gulf of Maine Books will present a story hour with author Phillip Hoose at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. Hoose will be reading from and talking about his new story and picture book “Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!”, which is illustrated by Bea Jackson. “I Want Freedom […]
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Midcoast Literacy to present Readers Theater performance of four children’s books
The characters from four children’s picture books are coming to the stage in Bath this fall. Local nonprofit Midcoast Literacy will present a live Readers Theater performance from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Morse High School Auditorium. Activities for kids inspired by the stories will be held before the show starting at 1 […]
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Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states – and around the world
The program has expanded statewide in places like Missouri and Kentucky, 2 of 21 states where all children under 5 can enroll to have books mailed to their homes monthly.
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Learning kits a testament to longtime Yarmouth educator’s life
The new Patty Kittredge Memorial Fund provides early learning kits for kids at Merrill Memorial Library.
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Monty Python skit inspires latest book by Maine children’s author Julie Falatko
The South Portland author’s latest book, ‘Help Wanted: One Rooster,’ depicts a struggling farm and the farm’s search for a rooster to help make things right. Plus a few other Maine reads for your kids this summer.