Maggie Yolen is an early-childhood and elementary literacy and learning specialist. She’s the co-founder of How Now, a company that makes books for beginning readers. Her book, Cat and Tad, was ...

This year, the nonprofit provided its free holiday shopping experiences to five elementary schools, but rising prices for gifts pose a challenge.

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