2023 Blogging A to Z: Theme Reveal

Can you believe April is around the corner already?!?!?! I love April primarily because Spring is on its way with beautiful blooms and flowers everywhere you turn. I also love April for another reason and that’s because it’s the Blogging A to Z Challenge month!

This is actually my 8th year participating in the Blogging A to Z Challenge and I’ll be honest, it can be difficult coming up with a new theme every year. One that will work as part of my blog and one that I can easily think of words for the letters J, K, Q , and Z!

Previous Years’ Themes

If you’re interested in past years, check out the reflection post which has links to every letter for each year.

• 2022 – Tips for Reaching Reluctant Readers
• 2021 – Early Literacy Tips
• 2020 – Books & Cooks 
• 2019 – Diverse Books
• 2018 – Programming
• 2017 – Leadership Traits
• 2016 – Storytime Themes

I struggled to come up with a theme this year. In past years, I tend to get a jolt of inspiration and get really excited by the theme. But, this year, I had a lot of trouble thinking of something new and innovative to try. I wanted to work on 26 posts that were something my readers would find helpful. And 26 posts that I was excited to write too.

Theme Reveal

This year my theme is Books for Every Reader. My plan is to take and adjective for each letter of the alphabet and to create a short book list for that “type” of reader. I’m most likely going to focus on middle grade novels, but you’ll also see some chapter books and YA titles on the lists too. So whether you have a sporty kid or a theatre kid or just the type of kid that is a friend to everyone, you’ll find a list of books that I hope they love!

There are so many amazing books in the world, but most readers only know about the super popular books publishers advertise or that you see on the New York Times Bestsellers lists. With lists like this, it allows readers to find books they might never have come across on their own. And with summer right around the corner (eeekkk!), this will be a perfect list to hang on to for some great summer reads.