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Back to SearchBest of RAR: How Read-Alouds Inspired the Wingfeather Saga with Andrew Peterson
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Today, I’m thrilled to share a peek at the riches inside RAR Premium, our online community that helps you make meaningful and lasting connections with your books and h…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
RAR #259: Books Take You Places
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Have you ever read a book and felt like you’d actually been to that place?
Me too. Once, while standing in line at an amusement park, I met a couple who told me they we…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Best of RAR: Reading for Fun is More Important than You Think
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Lately here at RAR we’ve been talking about reading for refreshment—reading for the pure joy of it—and how our own reading lives can be a source of energy and joy even…
Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago
RAR #258: How Picture Book Illustrations Tell Half the Story with Charles Santoso
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Dear Duck, Please Come! is the most fun I’ve ever had writing a book.
But writing the words is only half the story for a picture book. Which is why today, I’m delighte…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
RAR #257: You Can Be Refreshed by Your Reading Life
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At the start of a new year, we are overwhelmed with the phrase “New Year, new you!” And of course, we want to be better wives, better mothers, and better people.
This …
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
RAR #256: My New Favorite Book for the Whole Family
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Gather your aspiring writers and littlest book lovers for this episode.
I am so excited to welcome back author Millie Florence to talk about the beautiful book we crea…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
RAR #255: The Five Habits of Happy Homeschoolers
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What do happy homeschoolers have in common?
Over the years, I’ve spoken with thousands of homeschoolers from all over the world. When I asked experienced moms what they …
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Best of RAR: Jolabokaflod
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What if I told you there’s an Icelandic Christmas tradition where the whole point is to spend an evening sitting around, sipping hot cocoa, and reading books?
Sign me u…
Published on 1 year ago
RAR #254: What’s So Great About A Christmas Carol?
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"Marley was dead, to begin with."
That is one of the most famous first lines in English literature. It comes from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, which is perhaps…
Published on 1 year ago
BONUS: The Power of What You’re Already Doing (Sneak Peek Inside RAR Premium)
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As homeschooling moms, we often focus more on what we’re not doing than what we are doing. We fret about the lessons we should be teaching or the projects we should be…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago