Laura Purdie Salas

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Kids + Words = A New World

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I’m on an overnight trip in southern Minnesota, combining a library event last night with a school visit this morning. I’m noticing a shift in my school visits over the past year or so. My focus remains to inspire enthusiasm for reading and writing. I want kids to love words and books. But I also […]

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“Is Your Stuff Stopping You?” from Elizabeth Dulemba

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Children’s author and illustrator (and free coloring page creator) Elizabeth O. Dulemba has done a fantastic TED talk on a topic close to my heart: not letting possessions rule your life. It’s wonderful and magical and true. So true. The quote about having two lives, which I had not heard before, completely captures a change […]

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