Gabrielle is 10 years old and living happily in Haiti when her parents make the decision to send her to America to live with relatives. She now has to learn how to live in a new country with a different language and customs, and still figure out how to fit in. Gabrielle makes an unfortunate decision to bargain with a witch, without realizing how much she will have to give up. Give this middle grade novel to any child who feels like “the other”; it will help them to realize that they don’t have to change their identity in order to make friends.
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Preschool Rainbow Activity
Join Kate and friends in this video to learn how to make a colorful cardboard rainbow! Learn a rainbow song and listen to a read-aloud of Antoinette Portis’s picture book Wait.
Preschool Fun at Home!
Invite your child to make a pair of simple binoculars with items you can find around the house. Follow the steps in our how-to video, and then head outside to explore! Binoculars are the perfect accessory for a springtime nature scavenger hunt.
Outdoor Art for Families

The Hudson Valley is rich in outdoor art parks, as Nevin Martell reminds us in his recent Washington Post article. Social distancing is easily done in the great outdoors, and children can explore as freely and noisily as they choose in the open air. Art Omi (where you’ll find Olaf Breuning’s “Clouds,” pictured above), Storm King, Opus 40 Sculpture Park and Museum, and the Olana State Historic Site are a few nearby options to try.