Amanda Jaros

March 5th is Mem Fox’s birthday. Fox has authored over forty books for children and several books for adults. As a student, professor, and author on literacy, Fox is an avid proponent of reading aloud to kids. Her book Reading Magic explains how and why reading to your kids is one of the best things […]

Every few weeks we’ll round up some of our favorite essays, stories, poems, columns, and reviews from the LM Archives relating to a particular theme.

March is a month overflowing with opportunities to advance and celebrate the cause of Literacy. March 1st is National Education Association’s Read Across America Day.  This worldwide event is celebrated in conjunction with the March 2nd birthday of Dr. Seuss. Because studies show that kids who read often do better in school and life, Read […]

February 21st is the birthday of Erma Bombeck.  Bombeck was born in 1927 and died in 1996. She was a mother, housewife, humor columnist, and prolific author and journalist. Her newspaper column “At Wit’s End” covered her ordinary life as a suburban housewife and reached millions of readers. The column began its run in 1965, […]