<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Fox &amp; Fern Books Blog</title><description>Practical, parent-tested guidance on summer learning, grade-by-grade readiness, and helping kids actually want to practice.</description><link>https://foxandfernbooks.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Pre-K → Kindergarten: The Skills That Actually Matter</title><link>https://foxandfernbooks.com/blog/pre-k-to-kindergarten-skills-that-matter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://foxandfernbooks.com/blog/pre-k-to-kindergarten-skills-that-matter/</guid><description>Forget the 100-item readiness lists. Here are the five things that will quietly determine whether your kid has a smooth first month of kindergarten.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>pre-k</category><category>parents</category><category>grade-by-grade</category><author>Fox &amp; Fern Books</author></item><item><title>The Grade 2 → 3 Cheatsheet for Parents</title><link>https://foxandfernbooks.com/blog/grade-2-to-3-cheatsheet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://foxandfernbooks.com/blog/grade-2-to-3-cheatsheet/</guid><description>What to actually shore up over the summer between second and third grade, multiplication readiness, fluent reading, and writing in paragraphs.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>parents</category><category>grade-by-grade</category><category>summer learning</category><author>Fox &amp; Fern Books</author></item><item><title>Summer Reading by Grade: 5 Picks Per Level</title><link>https://foxandfernbooks.com/blog/summer-reading-by-grade-five-picks-per-level/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://foxandfernbooks.com/blog/summer-reading-by-grade-five-picks-per-level/</guid><description>A short, parent-tested reading list for each Tomorrow Trail grade band, Pre-K through Grade 6. Books your kid will actually pick up.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>parents</category><category>reading</category><category>summer learning</category><author>Fox &amp; Fern Books</author></item><item><title>15 Minutes a Day: A Summer Routine That Actually Sticks</title><link>https://foxandfernbooks.com/blog/15-minutes-a-day-summer-routine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://foxandfernbooks.com/blog/15-minutes-a-day-summer-routine/</guid><description>A practical summer learning routine, sample week, what to do when your kid resists, and why fifteen minutes is the right size.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>parents</category><category>routines</category><category>summer learning</category><author>Fox &amp; Fern Books</author></item><item><title>Why We Made Tomorrow Trail Workbooks (And What&apos;s Next)</title><link>https://foxandfernbooks.com/blog/why-we-made-tomorrow-trail-workbooks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://foxandfernbooks.com/blog/why-we-made-tomorrow-trail-workbooks/</guid><description>The story behind the Fox &amp; Fern Tomorrow Trail series, seven titles, one job, and the parent feedback that changed how we built each page.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>behind-the-books</category><author>Fox &amp; Fern Books</author></item></channel></rss>