Reading Barefoot with Lindsey

05/30/2020

My friend shared a quote this morning that dropped straight into my heart. When we are feeling overwhelmed, we must remember to keep “stretching out to mend the part of the world within our reach.” It was just what I needed to hear. Hold a child close today. Make a phone call. Read stories. Write a letter. Attend a protest. Do what you can do. Stretch out your arms and mend. ✨✨✨My last live story time is today (saturday) on FB - see you at 9:30 💜

12/03/2019

For **Giving Tuesday** get yourself some awesome books while supporting 2 great local organizations. I’ll donate 50% to ABLE’s Ohio Immigrant & Refugee Rights Center & 50% to the Gold Hope Project (links in comments). 💖💖💖 Please direct message me your order (so it’s time stamped) - it will be first come, first serve. ** PLEASE NOTE ** all pricing is for individual books - not sold as sets! All local orders can be picked up at story time any Saturday in Dec! Help me clear out my inventory & support great work!

09/12/2019

Hello friends! I wanted to give you a quick update 🎉🎉 I am no longer selling Barefoot books, but I AM still teaching story time! I will most likely delete this page in the next few weeks & I’m dreaming about what comes next for me. I’m still writing for the Toledo Area Parent & I’ll be at SIP every weekend (along with a few library story times this fall)! So if you want to keep up with what I’m doing be sure to follow SIP’s page & find me on Instagram! I love connecting with you all & sharing all my favorite things: books & literacy & inclusion. I’m excited for what this next season holds. 💖📚♿️🎉

09/12/2019

Books to help you transition into all that September brings 💖

Helping kids ease into new routines

09/12/2019

Love Neil Gaiman. And libraries. 💖

"Libraries are about freedom. Freedom to read, freedom of ideas, freedom of communication. They are about education (which is not a process that finishes the day we leave school or university), about entertainment, about making safe spaces, and about access to information." -- Neil Gaiman

For girl-empowering books that speak to the powerful role that libraries play in our lives, we recommend "Madeline Finn and the Library Dog" (https://www.amightygirl.com/madeline-finn-and-the-library-dog), "Ban This Book" for ages 9 to 12 (https://www.amightygirl.com/ban-this-book), and "Voices" for ages 12 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/voices)

For more Mighty Girl stories that celebrate the value that books and education bring to our lives, visit our blog post on "Celebrating a Love of Reading: 35 Mighty Girl Stories about Books, Libraries, and Literacy" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11656

Neil Gaiman is the author of several beloved Mighty Girl books, including "Blueberry Girl," a poetic tribute to courageous and adventurous girls for ages 3 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/blueberry-girl); "Coraline," a spooky tale about a young girl who discovers an alternative world to her own for ages 10 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/coraline-book); and "The Sleeper and the Spindle," a reimagined fairy tale starring a heroic Snow White for ages 12 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/the-sleeper-and-the-spindle)

09/04/2019

Skateboard like a girl

The team that revolutionized the sport of skateboarding in the 1970s may have been known as the Z-Boys, but they had one girl member: Peggy Oki. Her skating

08/30/2019

Grown ups need practice too! 😊

Our “Be a Better Reader Challenge” will help you find the right book and read it deeply and critically this week.