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Kate Dionne lives and works in central Maine with her husband and two sons. Having kids is the most interesting, frustrating, rewarding, and challenging thing she has ever attempted, often all at once. Contact Kate.

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Seven wonderful books by Maine children's book authors you may not know

Here are some Maine children's book authors and illustrators you may not have found yet:Melissa Sweet; her book...
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Finding Maine children's books

Yesterday I promised you some help finding great children's books set in Maine or by Maine authors. Here you go:Maine Reads (that fabulous program...
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Six lists to help you find great children's books

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This morning my son signed up for the summer reading program at our local library. While he's still excited about it, I want to pull together a list...
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What libraries offer in the summer

My kids love having books read to them, and I am very much looking forward to when they can read to themselves. Now that summer is here, I know that...
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Four tips to help you know that your child's car seat is safe

We have been traveling some this summer, and as our cars are old and unreliable for long trips, we've rented cars to do that. That has mean...
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Legos and child development

Kids love Legos--or at least mine do. They started with the enormous (discontinued) Quatro size (still occasionally available on eBay), then moved on...
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Easy summer strawberry sauce

Now that we're seeing strawberries in the stores, I'm craving homemade strawberry sauce. It's so quick to make,...
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Sensory issues and kids' clothes: the morning struggle

You may have a kid who complains of itchy tags in their shirts. (You may even share that hatred of shirt tags; I...
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Spring means new shoes and sandals for growing kids

When warm weather hit us in May, my kids' feet were unprepared. Somehow I had my head in the metaphoric sand until...
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