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Helping your child love to write

Welcome to A Few Crooked Words, an almost-weekly source of ideas and camaraderie for parents (and anyone) who wants to spark children’s love of writing…

Sep 2, 2020 •

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What's the deal with writing anyway?

Exploring the history and premise of the written word

Dec 1 •

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Stranded on a Desert Island

Survival and the bones of narrative structure

Oct 20 •

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The Suitcase in the Mirror

Some thoughts on using the same prompt over 18 years

Sep 19 •

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Lies, Lies, Lies

Starting writing poetry with kids

Sep 15 •

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on letting everyone love what they love in poetry

Aug 17 •

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How to survive road trips and naps

Thirteen reasons why kids and audio books are a great idea

Jul 13 •

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A purple pickle wearing a top hat

Poems about poems, and what even is poetry, anyway?

Jun 26 •

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A Few Crooked Words

A Few Crooked Words

Helping you help kids love writing.

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