International Children's Book Day occurs on April 2nd - this article highlights two books written by community partners in Plymouth County. Whether it’s a teacher, staff member, or character in a book, children need to feel connected to something to help them cope with the various stressors that they have going on in their lives. “Children can often feel alone and isolated and when they can relate to characters in a book, it helps them feel less alone,” Sarah Cloud, Director of Social Work...

I'm glad today is Children's Book day. I posted several years ago my award winning middle-grade adventure fantasy, The King of Average. It was on the best of lists in 2016 for Kirkus Reviews and Indie Reader and has since won two gold medals from Children's Literary Classics. One psychologist called it "Self-Helpful fiction." It's also a great read-aloud book. Here's the post: https://www.pacesconnection.com...of-childhood-neglect