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Baxter's Corner representatives were part of the Magical World of Literacy at the 2019 Kentucky Reading Conference held in Louisville, Ky., September 26-28. Company founder Mary Ellen Stottmann met with participants and shared information about the company's mission to share stories with easy lessons about values and what it means to be a good human being. Linda Villwock Baker, a Baxter's Corner author with her seventh book, Why Stop for Tajo? to be released next month, participated in an Author's Panel at the conference. Stephanie Logsdon, a Baxter's Corner author, presented a session on how to Motivate Reluctant Readers. Her...

Heading back to school is an exciting time, but it can also be a source of anxiety and stress. Here are a few tips to help make sure your child is back-to-school ready! 1. Make the transition back to an earlier bedtime. If you are like most families, bedtime in the summer tends to be a little later than during the school year. However, getting adequate sleep is an important step to start the year off right. But don’t change the time all at once. Have your child go to bed 15 minutes earlier each night the week leading up...

Six Baxter’s Corner® Books Recognized in School Issues Category of  2019 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards presented by Story Monsters Ink         Baxter’s Corner, a business that uses creativity and storytelling to affect positive behavioral choices for young children, is pleased to announce that all six of the company’s Collection I books have received 2019 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards presented by Story Monsters Ink, a digital magazine that focuses on young children’s education and related issues.        Two Baxter’s Corner titles, Ally Alone and Sideways Fred, tied for First Place in the category of School Issues. Four Baxter’s...

         Creative Child Magazine has presented two of its seals of achievement and desirability to Baxter’s Corner®. The Gerome Sticks His Neck Out Grow Chart Wall Decal has received the Creative Child Product of the Year Award in the category of Kid’s Room Décor, and the Creative Child Seal of Excellence Award in the category of Keepsake Products.            The Gerome Grow Chart Wall Decal is a removeable piece of art that includes a 25”x55” picture of Gerome the Giraffe and a height chart designed to keep track of a family’s growing children....

A special camp is helping kids be creative. For the 6th summer, Baxter's Corner author, Linda Baker, and illlustrator, Mary Ellen Stottmann are leading a young author's camp at Cabbage Patch Settlement House. Watch a WLKY-TV news story about the camp.