by Hillary Vari | Aug 11, 2023 | blog
Let’s Release Ladybugs in the Garden! Let’s release ladybugs in the garden! Why? It’s fun! And ladybugs are good for gardens. Ladybugs eat plant-eating insects and other bugs that hurt plants. Once released in your garden, they will go to work ridding the...
by Hillary Vari | Jul 1, 2023 | blog
Build-Up® style of book makes reading more fun! Make story time more fun with a Build-Up® style of book! That is why I wrote the children’s book Let’s Make a Garden in the Build-Up® book style. Build-Up® books have die-cut pages that layer to build a...
by Hillary Vari | May 16, 2023 | blog
Teaching kids the importance of gardens Teaching kids the importance of gardens is a main reason I wrote the children’s book Let’s Make a Garden. Gardens improve air and soil quality by reducing carbon dioxide levels in the air and providing nutrients to...
by Hillary Vari | Mar 6, 2023 | blog
The latest episode of Mr. Josh’s Kool School was just released featuring Mr. Josh’s read aloud of Let’s Make a Garden! The goal of Mr. Josh’s Kool School and its creator and star, Joshua Olatunde, of promoting literacy and a love for books is...
by Hillary Vari | Jan 17, 2023 | blog
A new kind of Pop Up book A Build-Up book is a new kind of pop up book for kids. Build-Up books have die-cut pages that layer with each turn of the page to build a story. With a traditional pop-up book, a three-dimensional object pops up when you turn the page....
by admin | Dec 5, 2022 | blog
Building a Story By Sarah Shmerling December 1, 2022 The book follows the story of Mimi and Milo as they create a garden.Photos by Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer Huntington Resident Hillary Vari Publishes First “Build-Up Book” By SARAH SHMERLING |...