“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” – Emilie Buchwald, award-winning children’s author, poet, and teacher Whether it’s a young child excitedly pointing to the drawings in “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” or grandpa re-reading his favorite C.J. Box novel, the love of reading and books cross all […]
Creating Community through Books, Toys, and Play

“You can never have too many books,” Becca firmly believes. She and her sister Jenny are the founders and co-owners of Clothes Pony and Dandelion Toys in Old Town Fort Collins (and which happens to be a Flash Your Card participant). You might think that owning a retail store that includes a curated selection of […]
For the Love of Books: Summer Reading and Storytimes

Fourteen-month-old Diya Nitin proudly points to her favorite board book, My Car by Byron Barton. It’s a book her mother Sowmya Bali says she’s probably read to Diya every day since early summer – and sometimes multiple readings in a day. Diya chose this book herself after she and her family reached the 10-hour reading […]