{"id":438,"date":"2026-10-01T21:56:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karihanson.com\/?page_id=438"},"modified":"2026-10-01T22:12:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:12:37","slug":"blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karihanson.com\/index.php\/blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"438\" class=\"elementor elementor-438\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df616ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df616ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4980c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c4980c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6a1f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f6a1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blogs &amp; Insights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d5ebfc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d5ebfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMrs. Hanson\u2019s stories are shaped by farm life, family, teaching, grandchildren, and the belief that children\u2019s books can help young readers notice the world more closely.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791ac77 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"791ac77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b17403 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b17403\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f5a930 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f5a930\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-047a227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"047a227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does a Pumpkin Grow? A Pumpkin Life Cycle for Kids<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7ad313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7ad313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA pumpkin may look simple when it is sitting on a porch in October, but its journey begins months earlier. If a child has ever asked, how do pumpkins grow, the answer starts with something surprisingly small: a seed tucked beneath the soil.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecbd0ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecbd0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karihanson.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/01\/how-does-a-pumpkin-grow-a-pumpkin-life-cycle-for-kids\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ab253 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1ab253\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a92fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01a92fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166544c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"166544c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Fall Picture Books for Kids to Share During Read-Aloud Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2fadf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2fadf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFall gives children plenty to notice. Leaves change color. Days become cooler. Pumpkins appear outside homes and stores. Families return to routines, while classrooms begin filling with seasonal crafts, stories, and conversations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fe77a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22fe77a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karihanson.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/01\/best-fall-picture-books-for-kids-to-share-during-read-aloud-time\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9aa0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb9aa0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5079658 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5079658\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f3e22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7f3e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why We Wrote Life on a Vine: The True Story Behind a Children\u2019s Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5f62b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de5f62b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeople often wonder how picture books get written. Sometimes the answer begins with a carefully planned concept. Sometimes it begins with a character. 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A creative beginning does not need to happen at the beginning of adulthood.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd3744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbd3744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karihanson.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/01\/writing-my-first-picture-book-as-a-second-career-and-learning-about-self-publishing-a-childrens-book\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1fefe8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1fefe8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-134ecb1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"134ecb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e6b20d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e6b20d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Growth Mindset Picture Books: Patience, Growth, and Change in Life on a Vine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060a20f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"060a20f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChildren live in a world of quick results. 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