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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Children’s and YA Books (Fortnite)
I spent the summer of 2016 creating booklists that paired with video games. If you want to check out the many lists of books I created based on video games, check out my Thematic Lists page and scroll down to the Level Up booklists. I decided to return to this…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List
This list is ten new titles that received recognition at the ALA Youth Media Awards yesterday that I haven’t had the chance to read yet. What I love about the awards is learning about books that I’m not familiar with, so here’s a nice spread of title from a variety…
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2019 ALA Youth Media Awards
I love the ALA Youth Media Awards! I love seeing the authors and illustrators I love receiving some recognition for their amazing work. And I love being able to discover new titles, some of which I haven’t even heard of before! I’ve included the extensive list of winners and honor…
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Three on a Theme: Winter Animals
I love winter when it means that I can stay home curled up in my reading chair with a great book! Otherwise, I’m not a huge fan of the cold. It was 9°F this week, my body doesn’t even know how to function in that weather! I had layers on…
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Hulk Read Alikes
The story of the Incredible Hulk is the story of a scientist whose accidental run-in with gamma rays turns him into what he considers to be a monster. The world sees this monster as a superhero and in that way these stories are similar. Some are of unlikely superheroes, while…
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24 Must-Have Books for Toddlers
Last year I created two lists of must-have titles for babies – 0-6 months old and 7-12 months old. Now, as a huge proponent of early literacy and lifelong reading, I’ll let you in on a little secret, these books can be read to kids (and adults) of all ages!…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant to Read in 2018
Without fail, I always miss a couple of titles that I wanted to read during the year. But, what I try to remind myself is that I don’t have to read everything the same year it’s been published. I usually spend much of January and part of February catching up…
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9 Biographies About Martin Luther King, Jr.
I wanted to have this ready for Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday last week, but I didn’t have a chance to get it finished. So thankfully, we’re celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day today! Here are nine biographies about the famous civil rights activist that you should be certain to…
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Genre Spotlight: Graphic Novel Anthology
Similar to my Author and Illustrator Spotlights, I thought it’d be fun to also put together just a few titles highlighting a specific genre. Up first, Genre Spotlight: Graphic Novel Anthology. I started this spotlight thinking just about graphic novels. But then realized that although many graphic novels have a…
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Iron Man Read Alikes
Above all else Iron Man is an inventor. The following titles reflect Tony Stark’s inventive character with both non-fiction and fiction titles. These books are about characters who enjoy learning to understand how things work. (Or if you’re Squirrel Girl messing around with Iron Man whenever you can!) Enjoy these…
