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 St. Mary Catholic School, Royal Oak, Michigan How do we know a school is outstanding? When the principal is the first person to greet us. When students ask questions we have not heard before. When students are engaged and interested in learning. When teachers stay during a presentation and listen intently. Our visit to St. Mary had checks in all of these boxes. 70% of teachers hold Master's degrees in Education. Gabriela Bala, Principal remarks:"When we walk into the classrooms, we see in the children's faces what we love about St. Mary School . . . happy children who feel...

Imagination is everywhere. Look closely and wonder. Be curious. Be Creative. Have Fun. Listen closely. Hear their voices. Share their joy. Follow their lead.

Literacy for Kids, Inc. hosted a Teacher Back to School Event on Tuesday, August 20th. This open house forum, where Greater Detroit Area elementary teachers were invited, was our first LFK project. We wanted to introduce ourselves and offer teachers a celebratory bag of goodies and resources to start off the new school year. Refreshments, dinosaur cookies, lesson plans for the DLIMH book series, discounted books, and teacher resource material were some of the perks available. The new complimentary CCSS.ELA-Literacy Lesson Plans K-3 for the award-winning Dinosaurs Living in My Hair book series, helps teachers use our books in their classrooms more...

The DLIMH team loves Amelia Island, Florida. We also love The Book Loft. This Indie Bookstore has been in business for over thirty years. Its proximity to the local ice cream shop certainly helps business. The book shop stays open well after other stores close. The staff is incredible, their selection top notch, and the setting picturesque.  Heather is behind the camera and responsible for this event running so smoothly! Great photos by her - unfortunately no photos of her. xo