Laura Smith Learning

10/12/2024

From Emma Yarlett: “I’ve been blown away by all of the entries but fell in love with Shubhechhu’s wonderful Nibbles rendition straightaway. I love that a Nibbles reader’s very own Nibbles has nibbled its way onto the pages of my latest book. It’s such a special moment.”

The competition was run jointly with UK publisher Little Tiger and received over 500 entries from the US and UK, all from children ages 4-8.

05/17/2024

PaperPie has a huge sale! Stock up for birthdays, baby showers, Christmas or sn**ch a few new titles to enjoy over the summer! The reading library is 50% off along with so many of our other favorites! Sale ends Sunday, May 19th at 11:59pm.
What books do you want to add to your home library?

01/02/2024

Last year I was motivated to read more after hearing how much other people read and seeing book recommendations in post comments. In 2023 I read (or listened to) 35 books! For 2024 I want to continue modeling reading for my kids so for Christmas I wrapped these 12 books (mostly non-fiction) from my to-be-read list to set as my goal for the year. I can read fiction books quite quickly but the non-fiction seems to take me a bit longer. I hope to add a few fiction titles as well and am already starting a list for the new year. But, I'll still take recommendations! What books do you suggest? Have you read any of the books on my tbr stack below?

My favorites from 2023:
Christian fiction -
Anthems of Zion series by Katie Schuermann
Non-fiction -
The Gap and the Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Read-Aloud -
Narnia series by C.S. Lewis

09/27/2023

Stop in at the Garland One Stop Shop on Friday evening, September 29th, to shop and enjoy the evening! There are tons of great vendors to shop and find gifts for your loved ones!

Speaking of gifts, what's on your wishlist?

Garland One Stop Shop Event - https://fb.me/e/6HflI133H

09/27/2023

Stop in at the Garland One Stop Shop on Friday evening, September 29th, to shop and enjoy the evening! There are tons of great vendors to shop and find gifts for your loved ones!

Speaking of gifts, what's on your wishlist?

Garland One Stop Shop - https://fb.me/e/6HflI133H

09/19/2023

Time to save those Nibbles drawings and submit them. Maybe your child's drawing will be in the next book! Who loves Nibbles? 🧡

Bringing the world closer to a child and the children of the world closer to each other.

08/15/2023

What a sale! Time to stock up. Let me know how I can help!

08/07/2023

$1 shipping on orders $50+ ends tonight at 11:59pm!

08/03/2023

It's as easy as 1, 2, 3!

$1 Shipping through August 7th for orders $50+!
Activate your PaperPie account for $2 and get $10 in book credit!
$3 Customer specials to pick from with any $40 order!

08/02/2023

Each week in August, we want to highlight a different subject in school. This week’s focus: MATH! Learning math can be as easy as 1, 2, 3! 😁 Here at PaperPie, we carry a variety of books that can sharpen your child’s math skills while also giving them interactive ways to learn as well. Stay tuned as we highlight some of our favorite math books and interactive games this week!

07/10/2023

A new favorite!

Brand-new picture book ALL THE WONDERFUL WAYS TO READ (Laura Baker, Sandra de la Prada) offers a joyful celebration of books that explores all the ways, places, positions, and wonderful things to read! https://www.kanemiller.com/all-the-wonderful-ways.html

03/31/2023

We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of the beloved founder and chairman of Usborne Publishing, Peter Usborne CBE. Peter passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by his family.

Peter was an exceptional publisher, an inspirational leader and a lovely man. He will be incredibly missed by his family and everyone here at PaperPie.

Nicola Usborne, Peter’s daughter and Usborne’s managing director said “My dad always felt that he’d had the absolute best life, and that publishing for children for 50 years was the greatest privilege he could imagine.”

You can find the full statement linked here: https://bit.ly/HonoringPeterUsborne2023