Sarah Palin once said, “polls are for strippers and cross country skiers.” Well, I don’t ski, and my stripping days are a distant memory of glitter bombs and champagne promises. But I believe in polls, especially when the pollsters have the good sense to call me. One of those smart pollsters called just after dinner…

A QUICK PROGRAMMING NOTE I’m going on vacation to an undisclosed location, so Situation Normal will be on hiatus for the next two weeks. I’ll return June 26 with new stories from the road! TIME FOR THE STORY 👇 Like tens of millions of people around the world, Christina and I felt the need, the…

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I don’t know if you’ve been following the news over the past few decades, but the rule of law is under threat in America. On a recent Thursday morning, the consequences of our increasingly lawless society hit home. Literally. I woke up to find a note taped to our front door. The note was from…

  This year, February 1st marks the beginning of the Chinese Year of the Tiger. In Chinese culture it is a time to put the old year behind and embrace the opportunities and good fortune of the new one! It just so happens that this month’s issue also features a Chinese Fairy Tale in our…

  We here at Storytime believe it’s vitally important to talk about mental and emotional health – that’s why we discuss these topics on this blog and in the My Mind Matters section of the magazine every month.   Children’s Mental Health Week is being held on 7-13 February 2022, and this year’s theme is…

  We live in challenging times, when it can be tempting to be selfish. However, we humans are at our best when we take care of ourselves, others, and the world around us. The latest issue of Storytime is all about characters who care in different ways and make the world a better place for…

  Here at Storytime, we create stories for our readers – and we want all of our readers to find characters that they can identify with in our stories. That’s why we believe that diversity matters. How boring would the world – or our magazine – be if everybody looked, thought and talked the same?…

  Every month, we carefully craft each issue so that it has something for everyone – the usual favourites and a few surprises to keep everyone engaged! We often get asked where our ideas and stories come from… so this month, we’d like to give you a peek into the creative process behind our Easter…

  Audiobooks for Children   Guest blog by author and teacher Alicia Ortego Common wisdom says that reading is a sign of a well-rounded person – and it is hard to disagree with that. But is it necessary to read books on paper, or are audiobooks a viable alternative? Nowadays, many people prefer listening to…