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- Category: About Sands
- Traveling With My Son
- Sands Love of Dogs!
- Sands’ Journey
- A New Night Buddies Adventure!
- How I Wrote A Children’s Book Series As A Single Father
- What Traveling With My Son Taught Me About Being a Parent
- Meet the Author! Sands Hetherington
- How I Went from Being a Stay-At-Home Dad to an Award-Winning Author
- My First YouTube Video!: Author Q&A
- What Your Favorite Authors Have to Say About Thanksgiving
- How To Let Your Purpose Find You
- 4 Reasons You Need to Start Using Goodreads
- 5 Things Only Book Enthusiasts Will Love
- What’s On My Bookshelf?
- Tips On Welcoming a New Pet Into Your Home
- Q&A Series Part V: “How Do You Write a First Draft?”
- Writing Tip: How to Complete NaNoWriMo 2016!
- Writing Tip: Commit To Your Projects
- Q&A Series Part III: Why Did You Decide to Write for Children?
- Tales of a Dog Breeder: What Being A Dog-Dad Taught Me About Fatherhood
- Q&A Series Part 2: Advice for Aspiring Authors
- Q&A Series Part 1: Where Do I Get My Inspiration?
- National Indie Excellence Award Finalist Announcement!
- What Traveling With My Son Taught Me About Being a Parent
- The 2016 New Year’s Resolution You and Your Child Need to Make
- Top Obstacles Children’s Authors Face, and How to Get Past Them
- Tips to Make Traveling with Kids a Breeze This Holiday Season
- How Much TV Should Our Kids Be Watching?
- My Journey from Single Father to Author
- “Do Schools Kill Creativity?”
- It’s Okay to Ask for Help as a Single Parent
- My Journey as a Stay-at-Home Father
- It’s Book Festival Season! Come Meet Me.
- Why You Need Rituals in Your Writing Life
- Surviving and Thriving During Your Child’s Summer Vacation
- Should Your Book Be Made Into a Series?
- Cheesecake Flavors (and Recipes) You Need to Try
- There is No “Right” Time to Write
- The Benefit of Doing Live Readings as an Author
- Why Your Local Library is the Perfect Summer Hangout
- 10 Quotes About Parenting That’ll Make You Smile
- Taking a Time-Out: Why Fathers Need to Value Their Personal Time
- Choosing the Best Setting for Your Book
- From Father to Master Storyteller: Tips for Telling the Best Bedtime Stories!
- Writing on Vacation is Hard To Do: Here’s How to Keep Your Story Alive on the Road!
- Book Trailers 101: The Tools You Need to Make Your Trailer Work
- Making the Decision to Write a Book
- I’m a Self-Published Author: Here’s Why You Should Be Too
- Night Buddies Go Sky High Is Finally Here!
- Other Children’s Book Titles I Highly Recommend!
- How Roald Dahl Inspired Me as a Children’s Book Writer
- Writing Your First Children’s Book
- Writing and Parenting: Where to Find the Balance
- Night Buddies Go Sky High Release Date Announcement!
- It’s Time to Get Creative with Your Child!
- Our First Night Buddies Go Sky High Review!
- The Original Mad Hatter?
- A Single Dad’s Memoir
- Drawing Inspiration: Why Favorite Quotes Are Important for Authors
- What Makes Good Children’s Fiction?
- Eleanor Roosevelt and Me!
- Creating a Night Buddies Adventure Story — Sands’s Writing Process
- From Ghosts to…Iguanas? Hear About Ol’ Sands’ Favorite Ghost Story!
- Sands & Son: From Bedtime Story to a 7-Time Award-Winning Book Series
- Category: Events
- Category: Reviews
- Category: Shelfie
- Category: Advice
- What to do When Your Child Struggles with Reading
- Using Books to Help Kids After a School Shooting
- How To Make 2021 The Year Your Child Learns To Love Reading!
- Why I Still Love Reading Children’s Books As An Adult
- 4 Tips for Organizing Your Bookshelf
- Fun Quarantine Activities for Book Lovers!
- How To Talk To Your Kids About COVID-19
- 4 Free Learning Resources for Parents During Your Child’s School Closure
- How to Use Stories to Combat Comparison
- Book to Help Your Kids Cope With Anxiety
- 4 Easy Ways To Become a Reader
- Better ZZZs Please!
- 4 Books to Read Before the End of Summer!
- Category: Black Bottom Dance
- Category: Book Recommendations
- Are Leprechauns Real? (And Other Questions You Might Ask in March)
- Best Middle-Grade Fiction of 2022, Part III
- Best Middle-Grade Fiction 2022, Part 2
- Books for Spring Holidays
- Science through Fiction
- A Book-Themed Valentines
- Books to Help Kids Learn Gratitude
- September Middle Grade Book Recommendation Roundup!
- Children’s Books To Enjoy Before the End of Summer!
- Best Children’s Books To Take On Your Summer Camping Trip!
- The Best Middle Grade Books To Teach Your Kids About Resilience
- Middle Grade Books You’ll Love This Spring Break!
- Why You Need To Buy Books Written By Indie Authors
- Teach Your Kids About Black History Month With These Middle Grade Books!
- Happy Thanksgiving! Here Are 4 Thanksgiving Books You’ll Love
- The Best YA Book Adaptations to Stream This Fall
- 4 Books To Enjoy This Halloween!
- Children’s Books That Teach About Voting!
- 4 Books To Get You In The Fall Spirit!
- 4 Books To Prep Your Middle-Schoolers for Back-To-School
- Children’s Books That Celebrate Diversity
- 4 Children’s Books About Hope and Resilience
- 4 Children’s Books That Will Teach Your Kids About Democracy!
- Share Your Love With a Book This Valentine’s Day!
- Best Children’s Books to Read in 2020
- Best Children’s Stories to Help You Get in the Thanksgiving Spirit
- 5 Best Halloween Movies Based on Books
- A Fun Halloween Story for Kids Who Are Easily Scared
- Best Children’s Books for Fall 2019
- Top 10 Children’s Books for Ages 8 – 10
- 5 Classics Your Child Needs to Read This Summer
- Bring in 2019 With These Favorite Books!
- Spooky Halloween Reads Guaranteed to Get You In the Spirit!
- Books That Will Get You Feeling Cozy for Fall!
- 4 Back-to-School Reads You Need!
- Children’s Books You NEED to Read: Summer 2018
- Best Book-to-Movie Adaptations of 2018
- Children’s Easter Books You’ll Love!
- Cards for Your Book-Loving Valentine!
- Valentine’s Day Must-Reads!
- Book Recommendation Time! The Children’s Series You Need in 2018
- How to Set Your 2018 Reading Goals
- The Spectacular Books Behind Your Favorite Holiday Films!
- 2017 Book-Lover’s Holiday Gift Guide
- How Reading Before Bed Will Improve Your Life
- Fall Book Recommendations!
- Book Recommendation Time! 4th of July Reads
- My 4 Top Summer Children’s Book Recommendations!
- Why We Should Encourage The “BookTube” Generation
- Book Recommendation Time!: Parenting Edition
- Best Children’s Books to Teach About Diversity
- 4 Tips to Help You Read More in 2017
- Children’s Books for Every Holiday This Season
- How to Choose a Book to Gift Your Kids This Holiday Season
- Thanksgiving-Themed Reads You Won’t Want to Miss!
- Children’s Book Recommendation Time!: Presidential Election-Themed
- Back-To-School Books Your Child Needs to Read!
- Book Review Time! The BFG (Film Adaptation Edition)
- My Top 4 July 4th-Themed Children’s Book Recommendations!
- What Happened to #BoysWhoRead?
- Spring Break Book Recommendations!
- Book Recommendation Time! Best Parenting Books
- Book Recommendation Time! The Best Historical Fiction for Children
- Category: Children's Literature
- Best Middle-Grade Fiction of 2022, Part 1
- Whatch Movies and Shows based on Middle-Grade Fiction
- A Parents’ Guide to Graphic Novels
- Mid-Grade Reads for Hispanic Heritage Month
- Books that Answer the Science Questions Kids are Really Asking
- Books Featuring our Furry (and not so furry) Friends
- Middle Grade Classics
- Keep your child reading
- Where do those stories come from?
- 3 Middle-Grade Reads for Women’s History Month
- Books to Help Parents and Kids Talk about War
- Exactly What is Mid-Grade Fiction?
- Books to Help Kids Process COVID
- 80 Years of Little Golden Books
- Librarian’s Choice: Best Books of 2021 for Middle-Grade Readers, Part 5
- Librarian’s Choice: Best Books of 2021 for Middle-Grade Readers, Part 4
- Librarians’ Choice: Best Books of 2021 for Middle-Grade Readers, Part 3
- Librarians’ Choice: Best Books of 2021 for Middle-Grade Readers, Part 2
- Librarians’ Choice: Best Books of 2021 for Middle-Grade Readers, Part 1
- How to Raise Library Lovers
- Supreme Court Justice Inspires Kids Through Books
- 4 Reasons You Should Turn Your Children’s Book Into A Series
- Celebrate Your Love of Books This Valentine’s Day!
- How To Marie Kondo Your Bookshelves!
- Get in the Easter Spirit With These Children’s Books!
- The 5 Essential Benefits of Reading With Your Children
- The Best Bedtime Stories for Kids
- Children’s Book Week + Exciting Announcement!
- February Book Round-Up
- Cyber Monday Book Deals You Don’t Want to Miss!
- Get to Know the Artists Behind Your Favorite Books!
- All You Need to Know About the World of “Bookstagram”
- Should You Censor What Your Children Read?
- What Parents Have to Learn from Children’s Books
- 4 Things To Do When Your Kids Are Bored On Spring Break
- Tips to Make You a Storytime Hero!
- Best Apps to Get Your Kids Reading!
- Keeping Aesop’s Fables Alive in Children’s Literature
- Your Kid Did What? 4 Reasons Parents Make the Best Writers
- 4 Parts Inspiration. 1 Part Caffeine.
- Book Review Tuesday!
- Tuesday Review: The Charlie Bingham Series
- Should Kids be Reading on Tablets? The Benefits and Drawbacks of Reading on the Screen
- Why You Should Give Your Child a Journal
- If You Don’t Think Your Child Notices What You Do, Here’s A Video to Change Your Mind
- Need to Get Your Boys to Read? Here’s My Top Tips to Help You Do it!
- Timeless Authors Share Their Perspectives on Parenting
- 5 Ways to Help Your Child Fall in Love with Reading
- 4 Steps for a Radical Adventure
- Exclusive Interview with Crenwinkle!
- Happy Holidays from the Night Buddies!
- What are the Night Buddies Thankful For?
- John and Crosley: The Makings of a Dynamic Literary Friendship
- Exclusive Cover Reveal: Night Buddies Go Sky High!
- Category: Giveaways
- Category: Night Buddies Books
- What’s Up With the Iguana Gang?
- Do You Have What it Takes to be a Night Buddy?
- The Skinny: What You Need to Know about Each Night Buddies Adventure
- The Night Buddies World
- A Holiday Gift from John and Cros
- Meet Natalie
- COVER REVEAL!
- Coming Soon…
- The Iguana Gang
- Revisiting Sand’s Favorite Ghost Story
- Happy Birthday, Night Buddies!
- Here’s What People Are Saying About The Night Buddies Series!
- I’m Giving Away The Night Buddies Series—For Free!
- Join the BookTube Community and Watch Your Kid Turn into a Reader
- Make 2020 the Year You Write Your Children’s Book
- Night Buddies Holiday Special!
- Literary-Inspired Halloween Costume Ideas
- My First Big Sale!
- A Book Lover’s Christmas Gift Guide
- How To Become A Bedtime Story Pro!
- Q&A Series Part IV: How Does John and Crosley’s Friendship Develop?
- Give The Ultimate Night Buddies Gift Package This Holiday Season!
- Top 5 Books to Buy Your Children This Holiday Season
- Writing Essentials: Tips to Build Conflict in Your Story
- Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Sit Down to Write Your Children’s Book
- Understanding the Iguana Gang
- Want a Reason to Pick Up a Night Buddies Book? Just Ask These Kids!
- Category: Crenwinkle
- Category: Crosley
- Category: Other
- Play in the Dirt!
- Cool Things to Do with Kids Art
- Saying Goodbye to Elementary School
- More Wacky Holidays
- Spring Holidays (Did you know the moon determines when we celebrate?)
- The Truth (Yerk! Yerk!) Behind April Fool’s Day
- Why Book Reviews Matter
- March Basketball Fun with Mid Graders
- Boys Who Read
- Something to Read: Gift ideas for Middle-grade Readers
- Holiday Book Exchange
- Crosley Approved Pumpkin Cheesecake
- About Friendships (including Crosley and John’s)
- How To Keep Your Children Interested In Reading During Back-To-School Season
- Having Trouble Getting Your Child To Read? Try An E-Reader!
- Your Bookworm-Friendly Summer Bucket List Is Here!
- Middle Grade Books That Celebrate Women’s History Month!
- Holiday Gifts for Book Lovers: 2020 Edition!
- Top 4 Benefits of Journaling for Kids
- The #1 Social Media Platform Authors Need To Get On
- 4 Stories That Will Help Your Kids Manage Stress
- 4 Benefits of Reading During Stressful Times
- Managing Your Child’s Mental Health During COVID-19
- Activities to Keep Your Middle-Schoolers Entertained At Home!
- Did You Know There Are Children’s Books About COVID-19?
- How To Turn Your Child Into A Book-Lover
- Classic Stories Your Children Will Love!
- Children’s Books to Read During a Summer At Home!
- Category: Parenting
- Master the Bedtime Story
- Wacky Holidays to Celebrate in 2023
- Create a Reading Advent Calendar
- Meet the No Internet Dino
- The Value of Routines
- 5 Back-to-School Prep Tips
- Create a Magical Reading Nook
- Summer Fun for Tweens
- Making the Most of the Commute
- Word Games to Play with Kids
- Creating Your Own Bedtime Adventures
- A Holiday with Books
- Night Buddies in the Kitchen
- The New Year’s Resolution Every Parent Should Make
- Parents Make Awesome Writers—Here’s Why
- How to Come Up with Stellar Bedtime Stories…Every Single Night!
- This Habit Will Change Your Nighttime Routine…For Good
- Finding Community as a Single Parent
- 4 Ways to Spice Up Your Summer Vacation!
- Parenting Quotes to Get You Through the Hard Days
- How to Uncover Your Child’s Passions
- Bring Creativity to Your Kids!
- You’re Not In It Alone: A Message to Single Parents
- Stop Comparison in Its Tracks: Parenting in the Digital Age
- Why You Should Attend the Single Parenting Summit
- Want Your Children to Form Healthy Habits? It Starts With You
- What Science Has to Say About Raising Sons
- Top Benefits of Creativity
- Reading Tips for Children on the Autism Spectrum
- How to Boost Your Child’s Love for Reading During Back-to-School Season
- 10 Creative Writing Prompts—For Kids!
- Fathers, You Don’t Play a Role in Your Child’s Life: You Play Many
- Parenting 101: Ground Rules
- 4 Ways to Give Your Kids the Best Summer Break!
- Theology of Parenting: Is There a Religious Take on the Work of Raising Children?
- Are Parenting and Creativity At Odds With One Another?
- Tough Talk Tuesday: How to Talk to Your Children about Terrorism
- How Parents Can Reduce the Risk of Cyberbullying for Their Children
- Does Being a Good Parent Poorly Affect Your Physical Health?
- Is There a Way to Parent…Without Having Children?
- The Benefits of Growing Up with a Dog
- How Much is Too Much When it Comes to Encouraging Your Children?
- When Your Dad Goes Viral
- Is Stress Getting in the Way of You Being the Best Parent You Can Be? Not With These Tips!
- The Role Empathy Plays in Parenting (And How You Can Gain More of It)
- “For Parents, Happiness is a Very High Bar”
- How to Filter What Your Child Should Be Reading
- Why You Need Rituals in Your Parenting Life
- Create Your Own Bedtime Stories at Tuck-In Time!
- Category: Literacy
- Category: Storytelling
- Category: Recipes
- Category: Science Facts
- Category: Storytelling
- Category: Uncategorized
- Tips for Writing Memorable Kid Lit
- Why You Should Be Reading Kid Lit
- Spring Clean Your Bookshelf
- Night Buddies: The Origin Story
- Famous Authors Give Their Thoughts On Parenting
- Q&A with the Author: Part 2
- Tips for Writing Children’s Fiction Like A Pro!
- Turn Your Child Into a Reader This Summer!
- Say No to Cyber Bullies: What You Need to Know
- Wackiest Father’s Day Cards!
- Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark!
- Category: Writing Advice
- 4 Ways Authors Find Their Inspiration
- The Best Advice for Writing Your First Children’s Book
- Writer’s Corner: How To Write A Bestselling Children’s Book
- Why You Should Turn Your Book into a Series
- My Favorite Quotes for Writing Inspiration
- Tips to Help You Conquer NaNoWriMo 2018!
- So You Want To Revise Your Book?
- 4 Ways to Prepare for NaNoWriMo
- Writers: Pay Attention to the Details
- 4 Ways to Find Inspiration as a Writer
- Writing Tip: Sweat the Small Stuff
- Camp NaNoWriMo: Thoughts on Writing Books
- Is Writing Full-Time a Reasonable Goal? The Ugly Truth Behind a Big Dream
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