Adults

Happy Book Birthday to Me! My Parenting Book for Raising Readers Turns 1

Author Maya Smart reflects after year one of her parenting book for raising readers, Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action

How to Assess Your Child’s Development & When to Seek Help

Parenting author and literacy advocate Maya Payne Smart outlines a framework to follow when evaluating your child’s development

This Easy Carrot Hummus Recipe for Kids Teaches How to Read & Spell Double Consonants

Learning to read double letter words is double delicious with this carrot hummus recipe for kids. They’ll be cooking as they

Teach Your Child to Read, Cook, & Spell with Yummy Stuffed Shell Pasta

Print this easy recipe for kids to teach your child to read the SH spelling pattern as you make a delicious pasta dish

This Boy We Made: In Conversation with Author Taylor Harris

Literacy advocate Maya Payne Smart interviews Taylor Harris, author of This Boy We Made, A Memoir of Motherhood, Genetics and

Year in Review: How I Leveled Up in 2022

Literacy advocate and author Maya Payne Smart reflects on the many ways she’s working to empower and inspire our society to

How to Launch Your Best New Year with a Family Year in Review Keepsake

Complete this sweet family year in review exercise to reflect and start the new year off right with your

This Amazing BIPOC Kids’ Book Store Doubles as a Reading Tutoring Center

Author Maya Payne Smart chats with the founder of Rooted MKE, a Milwaukee bookstore, reading tutoring center, and community space

3 Bookish New Year’s Resolutions Worth Keeping

How The Noble Neighbor Uses Books to Promote Social Justice

Literacy advocate Maya Smart interviews Andrea Scarpino of The Noble Neighbor about how the program promotes social justice