Woke up this morning to hear of the passing of the great Aretha Franklin. My kids were in the car and we heard it on the radio on the way to their first day of school. "Who is that?" they asked. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I was a weird kid.... at least...
Did you know that Langston Hughes was only 18 when he wrote the classic American poem The Negro Speaks of Rivers? This is a poem that every child should know, and here is a gorgeous picture book you can use to share it! This poem is so visual that it...