Is it spring yet where you are? Where I live we’re almost there, but it’s still trying to figure out the whole thing. We had a school cancellation due to weather this week (not snow, but storms). And now I’ve headed north for the weekend and it’s definitely still the end of winter here.

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Battle Bunny by Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett

Our friends at Redeemed Reader have another starred picture book review.

• A birthday book from Alex’s grandma is transformed into a very different kind of story: Battle Bunny is the hilarious result.
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Light and Life for Caregivers

Ginny Vroblesky shares encouragement for caregivers.

• When I was in graduate school, I remember listening in wonder as the professor described plants as photoautotrophs—eaters of light. They take the energy from the sun, combining it with water and minerals to make the oxygen and food that enables the rest of us to live. Through them, light becomes life to us.
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The Magic of Libraries

Our own Laura Peterson is interviewed on The Banderpod about the wonder and possibility of libraries!

• Carolyn Clare Givens interviews “Librarian Laura” (the children’s librarian from “Bookish Red Reads”) all about the magic of libraries and a behind the scenes look of how a children’s section of library really works!
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The Practice of Prayer

KC Jones leans into the spiritual practice of prayer.

• About two years ago I went through a season of spiritual depression. Even though I was raised in a Christian home with parents who taught me the Scriptures and encouraged me to pursue God and although I knew I was following His lead, I felt low, like something big was missing. I was imbued with a sense of discouragement so palpable that at times I felt like I could not breathe. 
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Around the Warren

My Kite

Mac Sumner shares an original poem with us.

• Oh, what a joy to fly my kite
  beneath the silver cloak of night!
  The moon a thousand times shall light
  its canvas and its strings.
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Tenacious Women in History

A.C.S. Bird shares picture book recommendations about women in history.

• List-making is practically a hobby with me, and books are a passion, with children’s literature a high-ranking subcategory. Creating lists of the latter is thus a delight accompanied by the danger of disappearing into long, winding passageways papered over by picture books.
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Something to Do with Your Kids

Who needs some springtime craft ideas? The Artful Parent has a list of 20 suggestions for you!

Something to Watch

Have you ever wondered about your postal code? There’s a code to them….

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side. 

–The Story Warren Team

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Carolyn Clare Givens

Carolyn Clare Givens is a displaced Northerner exploring the foreign ways of the South. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with her literary cat, Lord Peter Wimsey. She's the author of The King's Messenger and Rosefire and in her free time helps run Bandersnatch Books.

You can find her at carolyncgivens.com or on Facebook or Instagram at @carolyncgivens.

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