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      <image:title>A 50-Book Library That Grows With One Child From Age 2 to Age 12</image:title>
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      <image:title>How to Read STEM Books With a Toddler Who Won&apos;t Sit Still</image:title>
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      <image:title>Are Toddlers Too Young for STEM Books? A Patent Attorney&apos;s Honest Answer</image:title>
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      <image:title>Stereotype Threat Is Real by Age 6. Here Is What We Read Before Then</image:title>
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      <image:title>Breathe First, Talk Second: The Behavior Script Inside Book 13</image:title>
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    <loc>https://littlesparksbooks.com/blogs/news/persistence-oops-almost-approaches-to-learning-book-7</loc>
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      <image:title>OOPS! ALMOST!: Persistence, the Way California Now Writes It Into Preschool</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kit Tries Again, Book 7 of Kit&apos;s Little Sparks, read with a parent</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://littlesparksbooks.com/blogs/news/play-based-learning-dap-cardboard-tape-books-5-8</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-25T12:00:06-07:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Cardboard and Tape Are the Curriculum: Play-Based Learning, DAP, and Books 5 to 8</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kit Builds Something, Book 6 of Kit&apos;s Little Sparks, on a play table</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://littlesparksbooks.com/blogs/news/curiosity-initiative-approaches-to-learning-books-1-3</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-10-02T12:00:03-07:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The Why Phase Is a Skill: Curiosity and Initiative in California&apos;s Approaches to Learning</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kit&apos;s Big Curiosity, Book 1 of Kit&apos;s Little Sparks, read with a toddler</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://littlesparksbooks.com/blogs/news/collaborative-effort-goal-directed-learning-books-11-14-19</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-10-09T12:00:03-07:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Two Names on One Creation: Problem-Solving Together in Books 11, 14, and 19</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kit Helps a Friend Build, Book 14 of Kit&apos;s Little Sparks, read as a family</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://littlesparksbooks.com/blogs/news/family-engagement-read-aloud-qr-resources</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-11T10:28:39-07:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The QR Code Is the Take-Home: Family Engagement Without Another Newsletter</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kit Gives It Away, Book 16 of Kit&apos;s Little Sparks, read with a grandparent</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://littlesparksbooks.com/blogs/news/kindergarten-transition-show-and-tell-books-17-20</loc>
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      <image:title>Show and Tell Is the Readiness Skill Nobody Tests: Kindergarten Transition and Books 17 and 20</image:title>
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    <loc>https://littlesparksbooks.com/blogs/news/screen-time-co-viewing-read-aloud-audio</loc>
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