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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Series I Want to Catch Up On
I am notoriously horrible at reading series. I am not great at remembering the details of storylines and usually by the time I get to the next book in a series, I’ve read a number of other things in between and can’t remember the details of the last book! Or,…
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Storytime Theme: Crocs & Gators
This is a fun storytime to put together and while I don’t necessarily know all the differences between crocodiles and alligators, sharing a book that compares the two, like the Nat Geo Kids book Alligators & Crocodiles, is a great way to learn and share some facts! As I’m always…
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Chapter Book Genres: Science Fiction
So, last month I focused on highlighting genres for our picture book readers, this month I’ll be focusing on newly independent readers and offering up some genre suggestions in the chapter book arena. Let’s start with what is a chapter book. While the term gets thrown around for any book…
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Storytime Theme: Small, But Mighty
I decided to focus on bugs for this small, but mighty storytime theme! There are so many little kids afraid of bugs and I’d love to share all the great ways that bugs help the environment and how they are more scared of humans, than we should be of them…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Romance Novels Published Over the Last 10 Years
Today’s official prompt is “Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years” and while I try to track my reading as best as I can, I’m not that good! I’m lucky if I remember to at least get the title written down! So, other suggestions for…
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Storytime Theme: Napping
A quick update to an ever popular storytime – napping! I’ve got a very old lesson plan (with great book suggestions) from ten years ago and a quick book list from five years ago, but I thought I’d update the lesson plan to include music and crafts too. Napping is…
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Storytime Theme: Napping
A quick update to an ever popular storytime – napping! I’ve got a very old lesson plan (with great book suggestions) from ten years ago and a quick book list from five years ago, but I thought I’d update the lesson plan to include music and crafts too. Napping is…
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Chapter Book Genres: Mystery
So, last month I focused on highlighting genres for our picture book readers, this month I’ll be focusing on newly independent readers and offering up some genre suggestions in the chapter book arena. Let’s start with what is a chapter book. While the term gets thrown around for any book…
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Storytime Theme: Messy
This lesson plan might not be for the faint of heart, but it sure is fun! A messy storytime is just that – messy! But, if you prep your families and your space, it’ll be well worth it. First things first, take stock of the space you have – easy…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Cover Freebie (YA Releases for Fall 2026)
Today’s prompt is a Cover Freebie, which means we get a little creative license to decide what direction we want to go! And, since I’m exhausted, I decided to go for the easiest route I could – promoting some upcoming releases in the YA book world! Check out these YA…
