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Fall 2019
From time to time, parents and even some educators have asked me about reading scary stories with young children. In some cases, they were concerned about how kids might react to a truly horrifying character or a particularly creepy situation. Sometimes, they were worried that a child might feel overwhelmed by the intensity of a scene. In other situations, they were afraid that kids might believe in the power of witchcraft or magic.
Stone Soup Spring Newsletter
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Stone Soup, the popular award-winning LittleFolk picture book, reached an elite benchmark in children's publishing by selling over 100,000 copies! "Although a few perennial best-selling picture books like Good Night Moon, The Hungry Caterpillar, or Green Eggs and Ham have sold over millions of copies, very few picture books sell over 30,000 units, so crossing the 100,000 unit mark is a huge accomplishment for Stone Soup."
Interview with W.C Jameson
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August House started working with Jameson over 30 years ago when he wrote his Buried Treasures series. Each of the 12 books in the series focused on lost treasures in a specific region like the southwest or the mid-atlantic. The series was an instant classic and continues to be read by anyone interested in treasure caches from the shores of New England to the arid mountain ranges of the Southwest.
November Newsletter
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Happy Thanksgiving from August House! We are thankful for great stories like our Book of the Month, The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Toothed Dog! Read more about this book and how story telling can be a great way to bond with the family this holiday season!
October 2018
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Happy Halloween from August House. Read our interview with Julie Paschkis and read about why scary stories are beneficial for young readers.
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August House is proud to announce our latest anthology with W.C. Jameson, North American Pirates and Their Lost Treasure. Read our interview with the professional treasure hunter! Our September newsletter also highlights our favorite stories to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
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August House announces our strategic partnership with Let's Read!
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Featured Title: Sister Tricksters: Rollicking Tales of Clever Females
Featured Article: The Underdog: Tricksters in Folktales
Featured Resources: Conejito
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Featured Title: Sister Tricksters: Rollicking Tales of Clever Females
Featured Article: Women's History Month: Patsy Mink
Featured Resources: The Little Red Hen: An Old Fable
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Featured Title: A Natural Man: The True Story of John Henry
Featured Illustrator: Peter J. Thornton
Featured Resources: The First Music & The Hidden Feast
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Featured Title: Moral of the Story
Featured Author: Bobby Norfolk
Featured Resources: Anansi and the Pot of Beans
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Featured Title: ¡Fiesta!
Featured Author: Sherry Shahan
Featured Resources: Cool Cats Counting & Spicy Hot Colors
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Featured Title: Spirits Dark and Light
Featured Author: Tim Tingle
Featured Resource: When Turtle Grew Feathers
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Featured Title: ¡Fiesta!
Featured Author: Paula Barragán
Teaching Resource: Cool Cats Counting
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Featured Title: The Woman Who Flummoxed the Fairies
Featured Author: Susan Gaber
Teaching Resource: Teaching with Story
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Featured Title: Pickin' Peas
Teaching Resource: Story Cove
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Featured Title: Maynard Moose
Featured Author: Willy Claflin
Teaching Resource: Conejito: A Folktale from Panama
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Featured Title: The Contest Between the Sun and the Wind
Featured Author: Mitch Weiss and Martha Hamilton
Teaching Resource: Priceless Gifts
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Featured Title: The First Music
Featured Author: Steve Sanfield
Teaching Resource: Anansì Stories
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Featured Title: The Sundown Kid
Featured Author: Barbara Bietz
Teaching Resource: The Contest Between the Sun and the Wind
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Featured Title: Zigzag
Featured Author: Robert San Souci
Teaching Resource: Character Traits Index (Sharing)
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Featured Title: Scariest Stories Ever Told
Featured Author: Roberta Simpson Brown
Teaching Resource: Ghosts in the Classroom
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Featured Title: The Moral of the Story
Featured Author: Sherry Norfolk
Teaching Resource: Folktales for Character Development
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Featured Title: Teaching with Story
Featured Author: Margaret Read MacDonald
Teaching Resource: Using Storytelling in the Classroom
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Featured Title: Summer Reading and Story Cove
Featured Author: Pleasant DeSpain
Teaching Resource: Helping Children Identify Their Personal Values
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Featured Title: Ancient and Epic Tales From Around the World
Featured Author: Heather Forest
Teaching Resource: Celebrate Diverse Communities
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Featured Title: The Pig Who Went Home on Sunday: An Appalachian Folktale
Featured Author: Donald Davis
Teaching Resource: Bring Spring Into Your Classroom
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Featured Title: A Natural Man: The True Story of John Henry
Featured Author: Dylan Pritchett
Teaching Resource: John Henry as an Educational Tool
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Featured Title: Anansi Goes to Lunch
Featured Author: Bobby Norfolk
Teaching Resource: Supplemental Reading and Reading Comprehension
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Featured Title: Story Cove
Featured Author: Rob Cleveland
Teaching Resource: Activities for How Tiger Got His Stripes
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Featured Title: August House Book of Scary Stories
Featured Author: Judy and Richard Dockrey Young
Teacher Resource: Ghosts in the Classroom
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Featured Title: Teaching with Story
Featured Author: Margaret Read MacDonald
Teacher Resource: The Importance of Storytelling
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Featured Title: The Little Moose Who Couldn't Go to Sleep
Featured Authors: Willy Claflin
Teacher Resource: Using Maynard Moose in the Classroom
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Featured Title: 40 Fun Fables
Featured Authors: Martha Hamilton & Mitch Weiss
Teacher Resource: Why Fables Are Important