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Storytime Theme: Lucy Cousins
If you’re struggling with coming up with a new, fresh theme for storytime, I’ve got a suggestion for you! Why not try and “author study”? Choose just one author to highlight, rather than focusing on a theme with books by different authors. It’s a fun approach to storytime (and can…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New Halloween Picture Books for 2026
This week was a Halloween freebie week for Top Ten Tuesday. And I’ll be honest, I’m very much behind in my planning, writing, etc. when it comes to the blog, finding some recently published 2026 picture book titles for Halloween was not only the easiest option for me this week,…
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Storytime Theme: Ducks & Trucks
This is one of those storytimes that really specific and yet, you can find so many great books! This is most likely because these words rhyme so well. And before I forget, please be careful when reading these stories out loud – duck and truck also rhyme with another word,…
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Young Adult Genres: Realistic Fiction
New month, new book list series! This month I’m diving into young adult titles! Over the past few months, I’ve shared picture books, chapter books, and middle grade stories, and I don’t want to leave out the teenagers, so here we go! Young adult novels are geared toward kids from…
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Storytime Theme: Waiting
This storytime is all about learning a trait that even some adults need more practice with – patience and waiting! While this isn’t your typical storytime that’s full of fun characters or silly stories, but I think it’s an important concept that needs to be introduced to kids at a…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Things That Make Up My Perfect Day
This was such a fun list to put together and dream about! And honestly, I’ve probably done a lot of these things in one day, but probably not all of them in a single day! I love spending time outdoors and, of course, some creature comforts as well. So, I…
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Picture Book Review: Little Kit’s Wish
Story Little Kit’s Wish is such a sweet picture book about a little fox learning to trust his heart. Once in a blue moon, the Lady of Light grants wishes to the forest animals and all of Little Kit’s friends and neighbors know exactly what they’re wishing for. But, how…
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Young Adult Genres: Fantasy
New month, new book list series! This month I’m diving into young adult titles! Over the past few months, I’ve shared picture books, chapter books, and middle grade stories, and I don’t want to leave out the teenagers, so here we go! Young adult novels are geared toward kids from…
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Storytime Theme: Bad Day
I always begin my storytimes going over the rules of our storytime room for any new families joining us, this also includes information to caregivers about stepping outside the storytime room if their kiddo is having a “grumpy pants” kind of day. I also let caregivers know that if things…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Covers Featuring Autumnal Colors
I reached for a selection of contemporary romance novels set during autumn, that mostly have autumnal colors on the covers for today’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt. There are so many cozy and spicy reads for pumpkin spice latte season, so don’t hesitate to add these to your TBR before the…
