Story is a powerful way to build compassion and bridge understanding between cultures. Story has the power to heal as well as teach.

Beyond Boundaries · Essays and Tidbits from Nancy Bo Flood

Kindness to all

November 25, 2025

From the first Thanksgiving on, kindness and compassion for others is what has made America possible. (from Penzeys, the spice store) I am the child of immigrants. My father’s father…

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White flower Nancy Bo Flood

Memorial

November 11, 2025

How many have died protecting our liberties? Speak out. For yourself. For those who have already been silenced.

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Leaf Town Forever Betsy Bowen Kathleen Rooney Beth Rooney University of Minnesota Press

Let’s Pretend

November 4, 2025

Let’s pretend! How often we hear these words from children. How magical to be able to create a world and endless stories out of anything … let’s pretend and imagine…

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How the Forest Feels: Sensory Play Nature's Way by Wendy Silvano and Mirka Hokkanen

How the Forest Feels

October 28, 2025

A delightful picture book to share with children and then invite them, even the most reluctant ones, to come along for an outside adventure.

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How does autumn taste?

October 7, 2025

How does autumn taste? Feel? Look?

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