On World Letter Writing Day, which conveniently falls around the first day of school, we are featuring Lunch Box Letters: Writing Notes of Love and Encouragement to Your Children which was created by two parents, Bill Zimmerman and Carol Sperandeo, who wrote notes to their children regularly and were greatly encouraged by the results. Lunch Box Letters is an excellent method of connecting with your child. They will be affected by knowing someone took the time to write a few words for them to read during their day. For some parents, writing letters can be daunting but, luckily, this book has prompts for writing notes, as well as 100 tear out sheets to get you started.

A few words about letter writing from Bill Zimmerman & Carol Sperandeo:

Dogs are the greatest. They are our best friends, our morning alarms, excellent running buddies (well… some breeds), skilled household (dis)organizers, and all-around great companions.

On this International Dog Day we celebrate our beautiful furry friends for all the joy they bring to our lives. It’s also important to raise awareness for the dogs waiting for homes at shelters across North America. Please consider your local shelter as an opportunity to find your family’s next best friend.

And of course, we have several relevant books to recommend today including Take Me Home by Andrew Grant, which features photos of dogs that were either in a shelter or formerly from a shelter. This is a dog lover’s coffee table book.

On World Photography Day let’s celebrate the great photographers capturing awe-inspiring events high in the sky and deep in the ocean…

-------- STEPHEN DALTON --------