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Never Too Old for Picture Books
I saw an opinion piece in the New York Times over the weekend and definitely had to share it! Entitled Your Kids Aren’t Too Old for Picture Books, and Neither Are You the article explains the bad rap picture books get in the literary world and how important they are…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/22/2021
What I Read Well, I’m 3/4 of the way through two books, so I guess that’s good? It was a really busy week, so my reading life got pushed to the back burner just a bit. My sister is getting married in June and we spent the long weekend trying…
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Caramelized Pork Tacos
We had the most amazing dinner last night. It was one of those nights when we had everything we needed, the flavors blended together perfectly, and it was so tasty, I didn’t even have time to snap a photo. I found this recipe on one of my favorite blogs for…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/15/2021
What I Read I definitely read off-plan this week! I’m not going to argue too much, because I did get some reading done. It just wasn’t what I planned on reading! But, honestly, as long as I’m reading, I’m happy. Considering, I also worked all day on Saturday, having read…
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Black History Month on Instagram
I don’t get a chance to post often to Instagram. Bookstagrammers (people on Instagram posting about books) are so incredibly talented, I feel ridiculous most of the time. But, I’ve done a few Instagram post challenges and you’ll often see my pup, because she’s so cute! This month, I decided…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/8/2021
What I Read I definitely do as much reading as I have been. It’s surprising how much less time I’ve had because of all the snow we got! I lost track of how many times we shoveled from Sunday – Wednesday. We ended up with about 14 inches of snow…
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African American Children’s Book Fair
If you’re looking for a way to support African American authors and illustrators, especially during Black History Month, you’ve got to check out the 29th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair. It’s all virtual this year and it’s free! And, let me tell you, boy, do they have an amazing…
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2021 Goals Review – January
Like so many people, I begin a new year with high hopes for myself, and inevitably, life gets in the way and I let go of my goals by now. This year, I’m going to try and reflect each month about what’s going well and what I want to improve…
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World Read Aloud Day
Today marks the 12th annual World Read Aloud Day! LitWorld founded World Read Aloud Day “in celebration of the power of reading aloud to create community, to amplify new stories, and to advocate for literacy as a foundational human right.” I’m definitely behind this movement. And it’s so easy! Read…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/1/2021
What I Read This past week wasn’t too bad for reading – I got a chance to sit down with and read over the weekend too a little! I loving having my Winter Reading Challenge as a guide right now, it’s keeping me focused on some titles that I’ve wanted…
