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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
URL:https://www.centralgreenpark.com/event/story-time-with-ms-maria/2027-04-01/
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
URL:https://www.centralgreenpark.com/event/story-time-with-ms-maria/2027-05-06/
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
URL:https://www.centralgreenpark.com/event/story-time-with-ms-maria/2027-07-01/
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
URL:https://www.centralgreenpark.com/event/story-time-with-ms-maria/2027-08-05/
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
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URL:https://www.centralgreenpark.com/event/story-time-with-ms-maria/2027-11-04/
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
URL:https://www.centralgreenpark.com/event/story-time-with-ms-maria/2027-12-02/
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Ms. Maria
DESCRIPTION:Meet our Story Time teacher!\nMaria Ashworth is a former elementary educator. Her career as an author led her to become an independent storytime host\, inspiring the love of reading in everyone who attends her sessions.\n\n\nShe is an award-winning author of more than eighteen acclaimed picture books\, with many more on the horizon. Her work has been featured in Story Monsters Ink Magazine and interviewed by Andrea Watkins on Fox News\, in the Houston Chronicle\, and on an NPR-affiliated podcast.\nSince 2016\, Maria has led an independent storytime program in communities and public forums\, sparking a lifelong love of reading in children from infancy through their early years. Her dynamic\, hour-long sessions blend songs\, storytelling\, and crafts—transforming reading into an engaging\, joy-filled experience for young audiences.\nWhen she’s not writing\, publishing\, hosting storytime\, visiting schools\, or volunteering\, Maria cherishes time with her two grown children and delights in being “Nana” to her grandchildren.\n\n\nYou can join us for Story Time the first Thursday of each month at 10am\n\n\nDiscover more about Maria at http://www.mariaashworth.com \, Youtube @MariaAshworth\, Facebook: author.ashworth\, Amazon: Maria Ashworth Books.
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