With schools closed because of the coronavirus, it's easy as parents to worry about your child falling behind on their curriculum. Luckily, we're seeing a ton of companies offer their learning resources for FREE so that students and parents can navigate this time together! Here are a few great offers...
It's no secret that social media comparison has a massive effect on children today. Every time they open Instagram, your kids have the opportunity to see someone who is living a life “cooler” than their own. Your child can come home thrilled about an A on his math test, and...
2020 is an election year, which means it is the perfect time to talk to your kids about the fundamentals of democracy! While you don't need to get your kids involved in the nitty gritty of politics, it's never too early to start learning the basics of how our democracy...
It's no secret that building literacy into your child's developmental years can benefit them for the rest of their lives. But again and again I hear from parents who are concerned about how to get their kids as excited about reading as they are about iPads, phones, and video games....
There is a lot of debate around whether writers can also make great parents. Articles like this one often scare young parents away from following their writing dreams because they worry their kids will suffer for it, or scare writers away from having children (even if they originally wanted to...
Valentine's Day is just around the corner! If you're anything like me, your love language includes books, books, and more books. The best way to show your love to a book-lover like me is by, you guessed it, giving them a book they'll love! Here are a few of my...
Have you heard of BookTube? It's a community of people who make YouTube videos all about books! You can find BookTubers for children's books, YA fiction, adult literature...any kind of book you love. As YouTube grows in popularity, more and more parents are seeing how addictive these videos are for...
The world is full of so many good books, and so little time to read them all! That's why I wanted to make it easy on you by giving you a complete guide to the BEST children's books you need to read in 2020. Hope you enjoy! The Undefeated, by...
Happy New Year! Can you believe we're already over halfway through with January? As always, the first month of the year seems to fly by and with it, so do our New Year's goals and resolutions. Today I just wanted to come on here and tell you that if writing...
Happy Holidays! As my special gift to you, I'm offering a Night Buddies Holiday Special. Buy two books in the Night Buddies series for $16.98 and and get the third book FREE! I don’t want anyone to finish one of my books and have to go through the reader’s agony...
Can you believe it? Next week is already Thanksgiving! While most of our favorite parts of Thanksgiving include turkey, stuffing, and second-helpings, this time of year is really an important time to reflect on what and who we are truly thankful for. And what better way to help you and...
As an author, the question I hear most often is this: Sands, how can I write my own children's book? I don't blame these aspiring writers for looking for the secret. I remember the days of wanting to see my own words in print and not knowing where to start....
Is anyone else having a hard time adjusting to daylight savings? I sure am! Did you know that the group daylight savings is the hardest on are parents? It's not easy for kids to adjust to a new sleeping schedule, which can mean long, sleepless nights for both kids and...
Figuring out what to be for Halloween is one of life's greatest pleasures, especially as a literary fanatic! Impress all your bookish friends this year with these fun and creative literary-inspired Halloween costume ideas. Nancy Drew Become your favorite heroine with just a few fun pieces—a magnifying glass, a plaid...
One of the best parts of spooky season is curling up on the couch with a big bowl of candy corn for family movie night. What's even better is when the movie you pick can be paired with the original story it was based on! Here are five of the...
When my son was about five years old, he was afraid of almost everything! I had to be very careful about what he was allowed to watch, what he was allowed to read, and what "scary stories" he heard from his friends. This became especially difficult around this time of...