THE IMPACT AND JOY OF READING WITH YOUR CHILDREN https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000171249544 As adults, most of us have fond memories of being read to as a child. In our home we only had a few books, but I remember having them read to me over and over until I knew them by heart. As parents and grandparents, you recognize when your child knows the story so well, they won't let you miss a word. This is the beginning of literacy. You are the most important inf

I received a beautiful handmade quilled snowflake for Christmas. When I was taking down my decorations I wasn't ready to put away this beautiful ornament. I decided to create a winter wreath for my front door and include this one-of-a-kind-snowflake. I had made a simple wreath before that I would reuse. It was made of a metal ring that was completely wrapped with strips of burlap. A bow made from a strip of burlap was glued to the top. Then eucalyptus was added to the botto

https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000171249544 I am pleased to announce a partnership with Books for Me! a non profit organization that helps promote literacy. When I was looking for an organization that I could share some of the proceeds from my book, Have Courage and Be Kind, I came across Books for Me! a Vancouver non profit volunteer organization. After reading their website and chatting with a board member, I was convinced that this was the organization I

https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000171249544 I had the delightful experience of sharing my upcoming book Have Courage & Be Kind :Knights in Training & the Great Battle, virtually with a wonderful grade four class. The book is about a pandemic that takes place during medieval times but looks very much like our current pandemic in 2020. It is because of this pandemic, authors are not able to bring their books and present an author's talk in classrooms. One of o