Blog Archive

Books to Honor Your Child’s Back-to-School Experience

With the start of our new school year, we thought it would be fun to assemble book selections that speak to the myriad and mixed feelings kids have about the return to school. For many children, the transition from summer to school is bittersweet – an end and a beginning,…
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Stratford’s Library Corner: Best Reads to Encourage Your Child’s Love of the Outdoors

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. ~ Albert Einstein To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee One clover, and a bee And revery And revery alone will do if bees are few. ~ Emily Dickinson It is hard to imagine any…
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Audiobooks and Literary Podcasts for Kids That Encourage Gratitude

From Stratford’s Head Librarian Keira Pride and Chief Academic Officer Jeanne Huybrechts When we are asked if audiobooks are a good choice for our young readers, our reply is a resounding, “Yes!” Listening to good books read aloud has established benefits – both cognitive and in terms of convenience. The…
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Books to Celebrate the Spooky Season!

The children’s books we have selected for October reading speak to the ‘scary’ season prevalent in many cultures, with tales of ghosts, graveyards, and zombies, and references to folklore and superstitions embedded in both Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos. Scary stories have an enduring appeal, and nearly every fall,…
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Celebrating Women’s Contributions to History One Book at a Time

By Jeanne Huybrechts, Chief Academic Officer, and Keira Pride, Library Services Manager, Stratford School *Original artwork courtesy of a student at Stratford San Jose Middle School    The evolution of Women’s History Month spans nearly five decades, beginning with  local week long celebrations (often organized by schools) surrounding International Women’s…
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