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I'm Valarie and I Love Books! I write them. I publish them. I give them away AND more importantly, I JUMP into them with cool and exciting activities!! I also love taking photos, building labyrinths, … [Read More...]
Audrey Press

The mission of Audrey Press is to inspire children, families, schools and all of our communities, no matter how small or how large, to experience, discover, and create our world … [Read More...]
Labyrinths

One meandering path leads home, to the center of YOU. Come explore the world of labyrinths with me. A labyrinth is one meandering path that winds its way back and forth to the center. Using the … [Read More...]
Secret Garden

Secret Garden Landscape Design “Nothing is more the child of art than a garden.” Sir Walter Scott In the classic children's tale, The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett Hodgson, readers are … [Read More...]
Mongata School of Healing & Wonder {COMING SOON!}

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Wonder Wise Community {Coming Soon}
This is an example of a WordPress page, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know where you are coming from. You can create as many pages like this one or … [Read More...]
Multicultural Children’s Book Day

Children’s reading and play advocates Valarie Budayr from Jump Into a Book and Mia Wenjen from Pragmatic Mom have teamed up to create an ambitious (and much needed) national event and non-profit … [Read More]
Jump into a Book

Jump into a Book is a site about the love of children’s books and how they can incorporate them into our everyday lives through play, crafting, cooking, movies, games, traveling and author visits. At … [Read More]