When I first think of Unicorns I remember the movie titled “The Last Unicorn” released in 1982.  I can still hear the song in my mind.  If you haven’t seen the film I would suggest you take the time and watch the graceful kind unicorn run through the forest with her companion like the less than skilled magician, a brave knight, and a evil old unicorn hunter. Unicorns have not lost their magical pull on the young and old.  We find them in modern movies like Harry Potter when Voldemort used the unicorns blood to stay alive.  They are even …

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    This month we want to encourage cozy, engaging, inspirational, relaxing perusal of your favorite Colleen Houck book.  This is a super simple, quick, and fun way to win some extra books for your upcoming summer vacation.          Here are a few ideas.                      How to Win: Pick your favorite Colleen Houck book.  Pick a place that has lots of light or get creative with the light.  Make sure we can see which book you are reading by showing it to the camera!!! Add props like a …

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Where do you read is a question best answered by when can you read.  I read at night when all the kids are asleep. Some read on the beach on vacation, some read on their phone, others along the way to work each day on a train, plane, or tube.  We all have different pockets of time which determine where we dive into our books.      My favorite spot is all nestled into my bed sheltered by my quilts, down comforters, and stacks of pillows.  I always have to have a pillow on my lap to hold the book …

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  Lions once lived in Africa, Asia, and southern Europe.  Now they are mainly in the game reserves of Africa.  Some can still be found in the Gir Forest of India but they are highly endangered.  An adult male lion can weigh as much as 550 lbs and grow as long as 11 ft including the tail.  Females are about 15-20% smaller and don’t have the beautiful mane the males have.  They live in families called prides just like you see in the movie “The Lion King.”  Only two mature male will be in one pride and they spend about …

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This month we will be creating movie posters for the Reawakened Series.                 So many popular books are made into movies and we are still anxiously waiting for the Tiger’s Curse movie to start production. (Please start filming we want to see what Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan look like!) So why not help them along and make some movie posters?   OLD MOVIE POSTERS FOR INSPIRATION   Let’s take a walk down memory lane and check out some awesome posters made for earlier movies we may have seen.    The picture is clear …

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