As an advocate working in the field of early childhood health and development, I had a lot of tools at my disposal when I became a parent. I recall returning from the hospital in May of 2016, a few days after giving birth to my beautiful daughter, Nora, and immediately sitting down and opening a […]
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I was raised by readers. When I was young, my mother was partial to Agatha Christie and Margaret Walker. My father was a Steinbeck man, but he also loved mysteries. I read books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Lucy Maude Montgomery, Louise Fitzhugh, Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume, Louisa May Alcott, and more. In 1984, the year
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The Reach Out and Read Colorado staff compiled a short list of recommended books for this Winter season. Some classic and some new, all have warmed our hearts during the cold (and sometimes warm) Winter weather. What book would you add to the list? Annie’s pick –Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Maureen’s pick – Good
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As Southwest Regional Coordinator for Reach Out and Read Colorado, I often discuss the opportunity for connection that reading a book with a child can create for providers, nurses, and parents. I had an emblematic experience with a young girl at Mercy Family Medicine in Durango during my annual site visit. As part of my
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