Showing results for "Childhood" in Friendship

This little girl is off to big school for a visit! She's already been before, and describes how she has met her teacher at preschool, at home and at school. A happy tale of a rather huge change told with positivity through humor-filled poetry.

Iris Krasnow was eight years old when she first attended sleepaway camp, building lasting friendships and essential life skills amid the towering pine trees and open skies of Wisconsin. Decades later, she returned to Camp Agawak as a staff member to help resurrect Agalog, the camp's defunct magazine that she wrote for as a child. There, she revisits the activities she loved as a young girl: singing songs around a campfire, swimming in a pristine lake, sleeping under the stars—experiences that continue to fill her with wisdom and perspective.

Living life whether you're growing up, already grown up, or also in the role of parenting, is certainly not a perfect science. There isn't a "one size fits all" formula to follow in order to achieve success or happiness in life, yet most of us want to achieve them. So begins this intentionally compact collection that mirrors the short conversations and simple words that can inspire our lives, from children to adults.

Inspirational words on parenting from the beloved Fred Rogers, showing appreciation for parents whose children are grown as well as giving advice to those parents raising young ones.