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Clover the Bee here, a lively, roving reader hot on the hunt for great children’s books. I’m happy to be your new bestie, an in-sect intersecting in your life to bring you fab stories that’ll blow you away like fall seeds in the wind.

Book Buddy is a new book suggestion column for young readers. Each month yours truly selects and reviews a trio of books chosen to appeal to kids in kindergarten through eighth grade.

Good books parents, grandparents, caretakers, teachers and everyone else will enjoy too.

Follow along with Clover each month as she tips her antennae toward great new books for children, brought to you by the Community Literacy Foundation, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the reading public.

Clover

Jan 13

Democracy at Work

Changes are in store for our country with “Democracy at Work,” a new president and vice president taking their oaths of office on Wednesd...

Clover

Dec 3, 2020

The Gift of a Good Book

There are time-honored activities that won’t change over the holidays—like book sharing, enjoying quiet times together snuggling up with ...

Thankful for Our World, Our Health and Our Family

Clover

Oct 25, 2020

Thankful for Our World, Our Health and Our Family

Gratefulness is a sure-fire fix for the gloomies—that’s what the experts say, and what your little honey believes is true. In these uncer...

Clover

Oct 16, 2020

Cast Your Ballot for These Great Books

Everyone’s sights are on the upcoming election, be they man, woman, bee or beast. So your pal Clover is abuzz with “Cast Your Ballot” sel...

Clover

Oct 16, 2020

Newfound Friends

Greetings from the hive—I’m a newbie in the colony. My name’s Clover, a page-turning, frequent-flyer set to suggest sweet reads in “Book ...

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