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Polk County Library is proud to host the launch of the new children’s book, The World’s Biggest Snowman!, by local author Rylee (Kemp) Hayes and illustrator Landon Kemp, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22.The book launch will include a meet and greet with Hayes and Kemp, activities and snacks, an author reading with Hayes and a book signing.Together, Hayes, Kemp, and their parents, Wes and Marla Kemp, established Better Together Books.“It is a dream built upon a love and respect for children’s literature,” they state.Hayes and Kemp recognize that the books they read as children have…

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Enjoy the Taste of Chicago Alfresco Week, a weeklong event that celebrates the Chicago Alfresco Program, that runs through October 16th at various community locations. The Chicago Alfresco Program, through which 16 community locations have been awarded grants to expand opportunities for outdoor enjoyment. The grants, which were made possible thanks to a donation from Diageo North America, have been used to create public seating, plantings, kiosks, performance spaces, murals, art installations, and programming in neighborhoods throughout the city. The initiative is one of the many activations to push for more neighborhood tourism as well as the City’s broader effort…

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An illustration from Still This Love Goes OnWhere Have You Been, Little Cat? (Simon and Schuster, £12.99) by Richard Jones imagines the day in a life of a furry feline. Full of imagination and adventure, the little cat reveals her secrets to the reader while her owner remains curious about what she gets up to. The pared-back text asks questions while the cheery artwork provides the answers, and it’s a brilliant starting point for asking young children about their day.We Are The Shapes by Kevin Jenner (Happy Yak, £7.99) is a quirky and funny picture book about squares and triangles…

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T-R PHOTOS by noah rohlfingA game of Loteria takes place Sunday afternoon as part of Francis Fest, an event hosted by St Francis of Assisi Parish. The event included childrens’ games, live music and entertainment, fresh food and a bake sale. The Basement Band was playing away, cranking out covers of classic rock favorites and ending their set with the Eagles’ seminal hit “Hotel California” as a large crowd watched under the shade of the St. Francis of Assisi Parish’s large tree Sunday afternoon. It was Francis Fest – the 20th edition (under various names) of a festival celebrating St.…

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IRC BACKGROUND: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933, the IRC is at work today in more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities. The IRC’s Resettlement, Asylum and Integration (RAI) department creates opportunities for refugees and other vulnerable migrants to survive and thrive in the US. RAI serves nearly 50,000 individuals each year in the US through a diverse portfolio of programs aimed at achieving outcomes in five impact areas: Health, Safety, Economic Wellbeing, Education, and…

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LAWRENCE–Merloyd Ludington. Merloyd Ludington Lawrence, esteemed book publisher and ardent environmental activist, health care advocate and animal rights crusader, died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 27, after a year-long battle with congestive heart disease. She was 89. Born in Pasadena, California on August 1, 1932 to Nicholas Saltus and Mary Lloyd (Macy) Ludington, Ms. Lawrence spent childhood years in Ardmore, PA. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Radcliffe College in 1954, and received an MA in comparative literature from Radcliffe in 1957. For several years following, she translated novels and children’s books from French, German and Swedish, including works by…

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But this weekend, she will be abseiling 160ft down the Owen Building at Sheffield Hallam University, all to say thank you for the care her son has received since that moment Louise is taking on The Children’s Hospital Charity’s newest fundraising event to raise money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital, which is providing ongoing care to her seven-year-old son Henry.#Read More Read MoreCrohn’s Disease: Sheffield school pupil warned she ‘could die’ after contracting…Grateful mum Louise Reith will be abseiling 160ft down the Owen Building at Sheffield Hallam University, all to say thank you for the care her son, Henry, pictured, has…

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One late September morning at Su Casa Preschool, seven 4-year-olds sat cross-legged on their classroom’s reading rug, anxiously awaiting their turn to share what they had accomplished that morning.When tossed a tennis ball signaling her turn during recall time, or “tiempo de recordar,” Citlali declared in English that she’d played with blocks. She passed the ball to Alli, who recounted in Spanish making lemonade in their classroom’s play kitchen.As the other five students continued to reflect on their morning work time activities and worked on their English- and Spanish- speaking skills, their co-teachers, Amalia Perez and Priscilla Victor, took turns asking…

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Photo: Toddler books donated through Ann’s Heart for Books (Courtesy photo) A program that provides books to children being cared for at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis and that started with a DeSoto County family will continue again this year.  The project is called “Ann’s Heart for Books,” for Ann Brown Ashcraft, and is done through the Lee Ashcraft family, including daughters Ruth Ashcraft Munday and Betsy Ashcraft Walker. Ann Brown Ashcraft was the daughter of Winn Brown and his wife Annie Ruth Brown. She was also the wife of Lee Ashcraft, who is known in DeSoto County for…

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Penn State football’s NIL endeavors took another step on Wednesday with the release of a new children’s book. And its subject is one Nittany Lions fans are especially excited about. Announced via Tweet, Penn State true freshman quarterback Drew Allar has shared his story in the form of an illustrated children’s book called “The Men In Back”.  Partnering with author Andy Vodopia, Allar and his family helped to tell the in-progress story of his rise to becoming a Nittany Lion, as well as his insights into the person he is away from the field, all in the form of a…

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