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    Reintroduce Yourself to Paperback Books
    • Jul 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Reintroduce Yourself to Paperback Books

    Celebrating Paperback Book Day! July 30th is National Paperback Book Day! This holiday commemorates the first time that Penguin Books,...
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    Celebrate National Family Literacy Month and Day!
    • Nov 1, 2019
    • 4 min

    Celebrate National Family Literacy Month and Day!

    History of the Holiday Organizations that work to improve children’s academic outcomes have long known that parental involvement is key...
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    Worthy Cause: Make Way For Books
    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 4 min

    Worthy Cause: Make Way For Books

    "The app approach to accessing books." Make Way for Books, a non-profit literacy organization in Tucson, Arizona, has launched their...
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    Children's Book Day
    • Apr 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    Children's Book Day

    April 2nd is Children's Book Day! This special day is celebrated around the world to inspire a love a reading and call attention to the...
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    Worthy Cause: Kids Read Now
    • Feb 5, 2019
    • 4 min

    Worthy Cause: Kids Read Now

    We are honored that our book Cuddled and Carried is sparking an interest in reading for children through a wonderful organization called...
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    Building a Young Child's Vocabulary
    • Jan 9, 2019
    • 3 min

    Building a Young Child's Vocabulary

    January 9th is National Word Nerd Day! As official 'word nerds' ourselves, we want to celebrate by talking about fun and interesting ways...
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    Building a Breastfeeding Library
    • Jan 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Building a Breastfeeding Library

    Reading is one of the most important parts of a young child's life. Access to a variety of informational books that discuss breastfeeding...
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    Fun Family Reading Ideas for the Holiday Break
    • Dec 14, 2018
    • 2 min

    Fun Family Reading Ideas for the Holiday Break

    The holiday season is in full swing, and people are getting excited for gift giving, getting together with family and friends, and...
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    Give Gifts that Keep on Giving this Holiday Season
    • Dec 5, 2018
    • 3 min

    Give Gifts that Keep on Giving this Holiday Season

    The holidays are a busy time, and we all want to get the perfect gift for the people we love! Seeing bright smiles on our loved ones'...
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    Story Time: Benefits of Reading Aloud to Children
    • Nov 28, 2018
    • 3 min

    Story Time: Benefits of Reading Aloud to Children

    There is nothing children love more than cuddling up and listening to you read them a good story. Reading stories together is a special...
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    Enter to Win Copies of Our Two New Books: Cuddled and Carried and Babies Nurse!
    • Oct 1, 2018
    • 4 min

    Enter to Win Copies of Our Two New Books: Cuddled and Carried and Babies Nurse!

    Breastfeeding is a beautiful part of nature, and is very healthy for you and your baby. In addition to containing nutrients and vitamins,...
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    Champions and Children’s Books
    • Sep 13, 2018
    • 3 min

    Champions and Children’s Books

    What happens when a professional athlete takes pen to page? It is well known that society respects the talent and work ethic of athletes....
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    Worthy Causes: 2000 Libros
    • Aug 16, 2018
    • 2 min

    Worthy Causes: 2000 Libros

    Platypus Media is honored to help the 2000 Libros project by donating several of our popular bilingual books to their fundraiser! They...
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Surprising Benefits of Reading Aloud to Your Child
    • Jul 27, 2018
    • 3 min

    Surprising Benefits of Reading Aloud to Your Child

    Intuition tells us that reading aloud to young children has benefits, as there is nothing quite like the feeling of your child snuggled...
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