Siblings as Friends for Life: Book Giveaway

When people heard I was writing a sequel, they begged me to write about siblings. Sibling fights and hard feelings seem to be a near-universal struggle for families. Luckily, there are good resources out there, including Faber and Mazlish’s classic Siblings Without Rivalry and now Dr. Laura Markham’s new book showing you how to raise siblings who can be friends for life.
Escaping Supervision

Writers of children’s books have always struggled with a challenge: how to get rid of the parents.
Have you ever noticed how many children’s books feature orphans? Now authors have a new layer of challenge: how to get rid of cell phones and other technology tethers. How can a child have an adventure when she is too supervised?