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my-8">Easy, everyday, early literacy support</h1><div class="flex flex-col md:flex-row"><div class="w-full mb-4 md:mb-0 md:w-1/2 md:mr-2"><a href="https://kids.tpl.ca/ready-for-reading/books/1000-reads-before-kindergarten" class="border border-blue-200 bg-white rounded overflow-hidden h-full hover:!no-underline hover:shadow-lg group flex flex-col h-full mb-0"><span style="background-image:url(https://images.ctfassets.net/1rtrdtndzhw7/5TFpVfMAryZFPR4H2omwiK/704f0bdef5dbdf7dd3b0a4cc270805fc/1000_Reads_Before_Kindergarten.jpg)" class="w-full block h-[140px] md:h-[340px] relative bg-cover bg-center bg-no-repeat"></span><span class="block p-4"><span class="flex items-center"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative;max-width:100%"><span 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