MARIETTA – The Cobb County School System has chosen 10 finalists to move on to the regional spelling bee at Etowah High School in Woodstock in February.
Award-winning author Kate DiCamillo speaks about the power of telling stories. During this pandemic year, and dark winter, she says “stories are light in a dark world.”
The Newbery Award-winning Minnesota writer told a University of Minnesota audience — in a virtual event — that she writes alone, “but the story goes out into the world … and it has my heart in it. … There’s comfort in telling a story.”
When we read aloud, DiCamillo says, we are connecting to each other, and we “see each other as fully human.”
“Reading aloud binds us together in unexpected ways, she adds. This pandemic year is a “good time to give reading a chance.”
44 entertaining gifts your 3-year-old won’t want to put down TODAY 3/22/2021 Lisa Tolin
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The best gifts for 3-year-olds will include plenty of opportunities to explore as toddlers grow and develop into more imaginative play.
Finally out of the "terrible twos," many are entering school for the first time and interacting with friends. They’re becoming increasingly verbal and able to answer questions and follow directions. (Or not: There’s a reason people call them “threenagers.”)