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Hospital Sleepovers
I am writing from my son’s hospital room. This is our fourth night in the hospital since Brave’s X-ray showed he had pneumonia. ...
Forrest Watson
Jun 1, 20225 min read
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Thank You Letter to Neslihan and Çekirdek Family
We want to publicly thank you for hosting the “Traditional Banner Davut Watson Children’s Festival” last weekend. We can’t think of a...
Forrest Watson
Apr 28, 20223 min read
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The Most Important Lessons
“I learned all the most important lessons in life as a preschooler.” I read a quote like this taped up in the entryway of Cekirdek...
Forrest Watson
Apr 23, 20222 min read
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Banner's Red Sled
This is the story of a red sled whose significance we realized only after its owner was gone. When Banner was a toddler we bought him a...
Forrest Watson
Feb 27, 20224 min read
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Ideas to Hook Your Kids on Books
We are proud to carry on Banner’s reading legacy with a series of “Little Free Libraries” at the three branches of the preschool that...
Karalyn Watson
Feb 16, 20223 min read
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A Book A Day...
Was Banner Davut's love for books a result of nature or nurture? It seemed he had a natural inclination to books, but it was also...
Forrest Watson
Feb 7, 20222 min read
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A Different Kind of Journal
How do you remember the special moments with your kids? One of our most treasured records of memories with Banner Davut is a journal of...
Forrest Watson
Jan 11, 20223 min read
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Banner’s Bid for Books
As sojourners in a foreign land, we’ve joined some of the Turkish baby traditions. One of them was the “first tooth party.” We invited...
Karalyn Watson
Dec 29, 20212 min read
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