Kids Caring Cards: writing to someone you care about after a loss or just to share your love.
“He brought her visitors’ notes.” -Ida, Always To honor the 5th year of Ida, Always being on bookshelves, Charles Santoso made special...
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Caron Levis
- Feb 22, 2021
- 2 min
Writing A Story of Loss with Your Child—to Gain Understanding
I want to share the post the wonderful folks at Modern Loss once asked me to write for caregivers looking for a creative way to help...
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Caron Levis
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
Friends Help: This Way, Charlie Activity Sheets
Friends help each other face Big Feelings, Big Changes, and Big Challenges in all kinds of ways! Jack the goat and Charlie the horse find...
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Caron Levis
- Jun 25, 2020
- 2 min
This Way, Animal Helpers! Discover Wild Heart Ranch that inspired This Way, Charlie (and me!)
“…everyone deserves a place to heal, rest, and grow.” -This Way, Charlie In the book This Way, Charlie I used a blend of fact and fiction...
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Caron Levis
- Jun 12, 2020
- 2 min
Off-Shore Storytimes: Check here for updates!
Dear Readers, We are all experiencing Big Changes and many Big Feelings at this time, and since This Way, Charlie is all about two animal...
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Caron Levis
- May 2, 2020
- 1 min
Activity Sheets for This Way, Charlie
This Way, Readers... Below are two activities for your young readers reading This Way, Charlie. 1. Coloring sheet by illustrator Charles...
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Caron Levis
- Apr 26, 2020
- 1 min
This Way, Charlie Raft Interview & Read-Aloud! from KidLitTV
This Way, Readers... Tune in to my read-aloud and interview for the launch of This Way, Charlie—from honeysuckle-raft! In the interview I...
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Caron Levis
- Apr 19, 2020
- 2 min
This Way, Charlie: the idea
Q: Where did the idea for This Way, Charlie come from? A: Several years ago, a friend showed me a PBS special about unusual animal...
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Caron Levis
- Mar 26, 2020
- 4 min
Walking Together—From a Distance: Friends Step Up to Big Changes
"They kept walking, one hoof in front of the other, until it felt like Jack's steps were Charlie's, and Charlie's steps were Jacks." Dear...
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Caron Levis with Jack and Charlie
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
This Way to Bravery & Peace: This Way, Charlie activity
Dear Readers, Jack, the goat & Charlie, the horse know how challenging unexpected Big Changes can be, so they want to help you to feel...
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Caron click-clack Levis
- Jul 20, 2019
- 2 min
Step into Mama’s Work Shoes: How the story got started.
“Why do you have to go, Aunt C?” My niece frowns, my heart melts, and I want to cancel my adult life so I can stay. But I can’t. “I have...
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Caron NeverSleeping Levis
- Aug 28, 2018
- 2 min
A Contagious Idea: How Stop That Yawn! got started
There is a noble, ancient battle being fought in bedrooms every night, all over the world. Surely there must be some kid, somewhere, who...
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Caron Levis and Silent K
- Feb 26, 2018
- 3 min
K Fell Silent: Not speaking; being heard
During school-visit interactive readings of May I Have a Word? I ask students to act out the character of the letter K, who is jealous...
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Caron Levis & Student Storytellers
- Jul 2, 2017
- 4 min
Zombie Zebras & Hockey Hawks: Kids Create Collaborative Stories
During the first school visits with May I Have A Word? I've gotten to explore the joys and challenges of spelling and sharing with...
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Caron Levis
- Jun 30, 2017
- 5 min
Kreate Konfident Spllrs! Sound Tips
In kindergarten, I spelled words into ribbons. That is, I practiced each spelling word written on my stack of index cards until I had...
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Caron
- Apr 3, 2016
- 2 min
Permission to Scribble & Squirm (An Ida, Always Activity Guide Sneak Peek)
Some emotions make us wiggly. Some emotions make us giggly—when we don't think they should. Some feelings make us itchy, and hot, and not...
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Caron & the Sun
- Feb 16, 2016
- 2 min
Relax in your "Sunny Spot" (an Ida, Always Guide Sneak Peek)
Last night Charles Santoso and I were speaking (thank you internet.) There was a fresh layer of frost on the ground here in Brooklyn and...
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Caron
- Feb 11, 2016
- 2 min
Cloud Breaths (Sneak Peak Exercise from the Ida, Always activity guide)
I was thrilled when my editor Emma asked if I wanted to write an activity guide to go along with Ida, Always. I spent a long time...
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Caron
- Feb 5, 2016
- 4 min
A Blog About A Blurb (aka Judith Viorst Made Me Forget to Be Afraid of Snakes)
The only thing better than when something you've long hoped for happens, is when something that you never would have dreamed to hope for...
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