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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Handwriting on the Cover
It’s amazing to me how much a font can change the mood or feelings the reader has! I love a handwritten font – it feels a little more personal to me, as if the main character is speaking directly to me. For today’s prompt, I chose ten young adult books…
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Storytime Theme: Pigeons
This was such a fun storytime plan to pull together! While I love the Pigeon, I wanted to also provide you with some extra options just to build this lesson plan a little bit more. So, we have nine books (not all Mo Willems titles), plus some fun pigeon songs…
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Storytime Theme: Hugs
This sweet, snuggly storytime can be used any time of year, but would be great around Valentine’s Day or maybe during Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. I tried to provide a wide-variety of books on hugs featuring all sorts of hugs and even what hugs make look like depending on…
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Raina Telgemeier Read Alikes
Raina Telgemeier is a crowd favorite in my library with titles like Smile, Drama, and Ghosts, as well as the illustrator of a number of Baby-Sitters Club graphic novel editions. And if you’ve got reader who have read all of her books more than once and are looking for even…
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Storytime Theme: Pollinators
Did you know that June is National Pollinators Month? I was so excited to find this out and knew that I wanted to create a storytime lesson plan around pollinators. Partially, because pollinators are so important to the environment, but also because I love finding new and unique themes to…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Can’t Believe I’ve Never Read
There are thousands of books I can’t believe I’ve never read, but for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday theme, I decided to highlight just ten classic children’s literature titles that I’ve never read. While I’m familiar with all of these titles, I haven’t had a chance to read them yet.…
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2026 Summer Reading 9th – 12th Grade Guide
Summer is the best time of year to read for fun, you don’t have the pressure of school and even with sports or a summer job, I bet there’s a little more flexibility in your schedule to read for fun! For some teens, reading for fun is a foreign concept,…
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Storytime Theme: Ice Cream
It’s (almost) summer time and that means it’s the perfect time for a sweet frozen treat! This storytime is an update on an older ice cream storytime theme that I did way back in 2016 and a frozen treats theme I did in 2022. Ice cream is probably one of…
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Storytime Theme: Fall Animals
While it’s not quite summer, I know that teachers and librarians are always looking ahead to what’s coming next, so I wanted to make sure I got this lesson plan ready to go for the fall! While I have a bunch of great suggestions for seasonal storytimes, I have never…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Books by Favorite Authors
It’s so hard to chose my favorite authors! I love all different types of authors for different reasons and at different times of my life. But, these ten books by these ten authors are ones that have stuck with me. I wanted to highlight some of my favorite middle grade…
