Free Comic Book Day happens every year on the first Saturday in May when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books FREE* to anyone who comes into their stores. *For more information visit freecomicbookday.com. Local Participating Shops Rah-Coco’s – 152 West Park Street, Providence, RI (401) 861-3221 [...]
By Elyse Major I like to shop. Or rather, I like to go shopping. I’m not the kind of person who returns home with armfuls of large glossy shopping bags from the mall (although that happens); I’m more likely to be excited by a charming shop and leave with packages filled with prized miscellany. Recently, [...]
By Katy Killilea Pengoloo offers further proof that my memory has turned into pudding. But it does so in a completely nonthreatening way. Penguins in this game have the most benign Wallace & Gromit-ty gazes, and all of the playing pieces are chunky and wooden, and very nice to handle. In this twist on the [...]
Isn’t it wonderful when you find FREE activities and community resources that want to support you? The Parents as Teachers (PAT) program is just that — a parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten. They offer home visits by trained parent educators, parent group meetings, developmental screenings, [...]
The human connection with nature is innate and fleeting. To catch this connection—to catch this moment–philosophers tend to say, “Carpe Diem!” Seize the Day! This is the message Cynthia Rylant’s poetic story All in a Day embraces. All in a Day traces a day in the life of a child steward, as he tends to a garden [...]
