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May 173 min read
How to Keep Your Child’s Creativity Ablaze
How many times a day do you wish to get your kids off the device? Read these tips on how to keep your child creative and engaged!
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Feb 163 min read
Entertaining and Safe Ways for Grandparents to Connect with their Grandkids
Written by Jonathan Warner for MagicBeans Bookstore In an era where screens often dominate our daily lives, spending quality time with...
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Jan 193 min read
Shaping Futures Beyond Academics: Innovative Activities for Your Child
Written by Jonathan Warner for MB Schools play a crucial role in nurturing children's academic prowess, but it's the after-school hours...
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Nov 13, 20233 min read
5 Activities That Will Delight and Entertain Your Kids
Written by Jonathan Warner for MagicBeans Bookstore When the weather is cold and rainy and the kids are home, you may find yourself...
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Jun 2, 20233 min read
Love in the Time of Covid
An inspiring story about how two friends made the best out of a challenging time and found Love in the time of Covid.
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May 2, 20233 min read
PANDA’S HELPING PAW
Written by Andrea Sonnenberg for MagicBeans Bookstore It is hard to pick up a newspaper these days and not read about the mental health...
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Dec 14, 20223 min read
Nutcracker Tells His Story
Written by Liza Martini for MagicBeans Bookstore By an odd turn of events, my third story was published first. The first two were near...
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Dec 1, 20223 min read
Let Your Light So Shine
Inspiring children to put empathy into action every day, by showing them how to shine their light. Written by: Toluwalola Kasali for...
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Sep 28, 20222 min read
Two Dads, Two Daughters – Our Story, Our Voice
Written by Tom Tracy for MagicBeans Bookstore When my husband and I adopted our first child, we knew how important it would be to ensure...
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May 23, 20222 min read
How writing helped me believe in myself.
Written by Alexander Saunders for MagicBeans Bookstore I enjoy being a writer because it is something that makes me feel alive and I...
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Apr 29, 20223 min read
From Children’s Book Writer to Debut Novelist
Written by Katherine Ruskey for MagicBeans Bookstore When You Know, You Know. It was 1995. I was in 5th grade and I knew I wanted to be a...
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Apr 19, 20222 min read
Movement. Joy. Breath. Imagination!
Written by Terrel Lefferts for MagicBeans Bookstore Both my daughter and I were immersed in the ballet world until March 2020. With extra...
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Apr 8, 20223 min read
Listen to your Tiny Ninja
Written by Sasha Graham for MagicBeans Bookstore Before my daughter was born, her big brothers nicknamed her “Tiny Ninja” because they...
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Nov 16, 20214 min read
"My Mom Has Two Jobs"
Written by Michelle A. Travis At the end of my two maternity leaves, I found myself dealing with very conflicting emotions. On one hand,...
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Sep 9, 20212 min read
Writing from Divine Inspiration!
Written by Arvat McClaine for MagicBeans Bookstore Although I always was a bit intrigued by the general comment that I would hear from...
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Mar 2, 20213 min read
Joy Sun Bear-Big Changes, New Adventures! A Covid Feelings Workbook Blog-Shearin and John Lee
The year of 2020 will always be remembered as the year where the world changed forever. As the threat of COVID-19 became increasingly...
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Jul 28, 20202 min read
What do your children know about "death"?
Death is an inevitable part of life, yet we are frightened to talk about it with our kids. Meet author Yuno Imai & her inspirational books.
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Jul 14, 20202 min read
The Magic in Author Visits
If you're an author, school visits should be on the top of your list..they are magical!
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Jun 10, 20202 min read
"How to Teach Kids Body Love!"
Kids can feel weird in their bodies at any age."You are an Elephant"teaches kids how to love their bodies with the help these gentle giants.
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Mar 17, 20202 min read
Books that Inspire Children to Go Green and give back to Earth.
When children know better, they do better...most of the time! April Churchill knows the power that our children have to make a difference!
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Feb 11, 20204 min read
The Aspie Author
Brave author Elizabeth Jade shares her journey of what it is like for a woman with Autism to keep going and never give up on her dreams.
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Jan 31, 20203 min read
"Oh, for the Love of Reading!"
Author Zachariah Rippee shares his journey of what enticed him to become a writer, teacher and illustrator even though he HATED reading!
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Nov 15, 20193 min read
A Unique Approach in Helping Children with Worry and Fear.
An amazing story about how author and educator Lucy Sloan turned her anxiety and fear into a business & children's book to help others.
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Oct 21, 20195 min read
MagicBeans interviews Pamela Traynor; Teacher, Author and Book of the Month Winner!
Teacher, author & Book of the Month winner, Pamela Traynor talks about her writing journey, what inspires her and her advice to new authors.
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Jul 14, 20194 min read
Don't Quit Your Daydream
Writer Audrey Hinds shares her journey and her message of never giving up on her dream and what it took to get to where she is now.
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Jul 3, 20192 min read
Let's Take a Literary Journey Together!
Ellwyn Autumn is a former educator turned children's writer, she writes from experience & helps children overcome challenges through books.
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Jun 24, 20192 min read
Supporting the Next Generation of Authors
Dr. Dawn Menge is an award winning author and educator working with special needs children for over 16 years.
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Apr 17, 20193 min read
Learning Curves
by Patti Petrone Miller When I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to be something. But that something tugged at me which brought me into...
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Apr 11, 20193 min read
Taking Action...
By Keri T. Collins I was recently asked what inspired me to write and self publish my book “You Can Call Me Katelyn”. When I used to...
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Apr 5, 20192 min read
Sugarplum Stars
Hi everyone, my name is Lindsay DeRollo and I am a children's picture book author and illustrator. My first book is self-published...
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Apr 4, 20193 min read
Why MagicBeans Bookstore?
So, I get that question a lot. Why MagicBeans Bookstore? How did you come up with that? So I decided what a great topic for a blog. ...
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Apr 1, 20192 min read
Away with the Fairies...
By Tamsin Wood I could read and write before I could walk - and that is still the case today 43 years later! I was born with Spina Bifida...
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Jan 26, 20192 min read
Have you heard?
About an AMAZING organization called Access Books? If you haven't then you will hear a lot about them here! They are a local...
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