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Parent Guide

NOV/DEC 2020

Teaching kindness while
helping to instill good
reading habits in children.

BOOK NOOK

KIND TIME Fred Stays With Me!

Written by Nancy Coffelt
In this issue Recommended for ages 4-8
we’re cele-
brating the “Sometimes I live with
human- my mom. Sometimes I
animal bond! live with my dad. But
We’ll hear how Fred stays with me.”
kids have Told from the point of
become even view of a young child
closer to their whose parents are
pets while at divorced, Fred Stays
home and meet with Me! follows a
people who have girl and her dog, Fred, from one parent’s
been heroes for shelter house to the other’s, giving her a sense
animals during the COVID-19 of continuity and stability. With simple
pandemic. We’ll also see how one text and childlike language, the story
girl has helped animals around expresses and addresses a child’s
the globe, learn how a snake concerns, highlights the friendship
senses the world, and hear a between child and pet, presents a
cool wild turkey rescue story. common ground for the parents, and
resolves conflict in a positive way. Tricia
Tusa’s charming and whimsical artwork
adds a light, happy feel to this poignant
To access an interactive — but not overly sentimental — story.
version of this issue online,
visit KindNews.org. Check out our BOOK SUMMARY FROM AMAZON.COM.
recommended book list at RedRover.org/books. FRED STAYS WITH ME! COPYRIGHT 2011 BY
NANCY COFFELT. PUBLISHED BY LITTLE
BROWN AND COMPANY, NEW YORK, NY.

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