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SCBWI 2019 Golden Kite and Sid Fleischman Awards
I’ve never heard of the Golden Kite or Sid Fleischman Awards. But after seeing some well-deserved congratulations on Twitter, I had to check it out! The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) annually presents to “recognize excellence in children’s literature.” The categories include Young Reader and Middle Grade…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2018
For today’s Top Ten Tuesday: New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2018, I decided to focus on new-to-me (and everyone else) debut authors to highlight! These authors all published their first middle grade title in 2018. I read a number of debut authors in 2018 and they were absolutely amazing –…
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8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Adventurous Guys
Yesterday I wrote a post about read aloud chapter books for strong girls and promised a post about guys and after doing some digging I found these 8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Adventurous Guys! Now, let me make this very clear – these are not books to read to…
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8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Strong Girls
I love creating reading list geared specifically to someone special. My 8 Read Aloud Chapter Books featuring strong girls is for my best friend’s daughter. She’s an absolute book lover – and has loved reading with her parents since she was a baby and as she’s grown up, my friend…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2019
I get two feelings when I look at new release lists and catalogs – I can’t wait to read all these amazing titles and OH MY GOSH when am I going to read all these amazing title!?!?!? This year I’d really like to stretch outside my comfort zone of realistic…
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2018 Nerdy Book Club Awards
I didn’t forget to post – I was waiting for all the categories to be announced to promote the 2018 Nerdy Book Club Awards! I’d love to explain the Nerdies in my own words, but Donalyn Miller, one of the founders of the awards says it so much better! “The…
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Three on a Theme: World Braille Day
Happy World Braille Day! Celebrated every year on Louis Braille’s birthday, the inventor of Braille, World Braille Day promotes the accessibility and independence for people who are blind or visually impaired. Diversity reaches beyond skin color and religious beliefs and I’m always interested in promoting books that share the experience of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I Read in 2018
Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I Read in 2018 The best books I read in 2018 is not an easy theme for me to create! This was such a great year for kid lit! I chose twelve titles to highlight (although I could have probably picked another twelve at least!)…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope I Find Under My Christmas Tree This Morning
Dear Girl by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Paris Rosenthal The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller Forever or a Day by Sarah Jacoby The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora Anne of Green Gables: a graphic novel by Mariah Marsden Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart Top…
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Three on a Theme: Christmas
I just had to share my three favorite Christmas books with you today! These three books hold some amazing memories for me. My parents read aloud to us all the time growing up, in fact my mom read aloud to us through high school (which I still think is pretty…
