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    Little Kids, Big Emotions: Scared

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    If you can believe it, we’ve hit our tenth emotion for this series, but if you’ve missed any of the others, please make sure you go back and check them out – happy, sad, mad, shy, enthusiasm, frustrated, silly, calm, and anxious! Today’s emotion, scared, can similar to anxious in many settings,…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: New Middle Grade Novels

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    Today’s official prompt was actually “The First 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed from My Shelf”, and I was totally going to do a deep dive into the books I chose for my new book nook shelving. But, instead, I’m going to share ten middle grade books on my shelf that…

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    Little Kids, Big Emotions: Anxious

    Little KIds, Big Emotions: Anxious

    This series continues to grow and I’m excited to share all the emotions I’ve covered so far – happy, sad, mad, shy, enthusiasm, frustrated, silly, and calm! Today’s list is about anxiety, or feeling worried, an emotion that is more and more prevalent, especially among young people. Notice, that I did include…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: New Halloween Picture Books

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    Can you believe that Halloween is just a few days away? I love sharing books about holidays, but you’ll often see the typical, popular titles on each book list. Today, I’m sharing Halloween picture books that were published this year! Brand new picture books that will make a great addition…

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    Little Kids, Big Emotions: Calm

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    This series is growing by leaps and bounds and I’m excited to share all the amazing emotions I’ve covered so far – happy, sad, mad, shy, enthusiasm, frustrated, silly! Today’s book list focuses on being calm, mindful, and present. So many kids and adults are managing anxiety and stress and not always…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Cozy, Fall Chapter Books

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    I’m not sure how this is going to to go over because kids don’t necessarily read for seasonal vibes like adults often do. But how cool would a fall book display look with not just picture books about the season, but chapter books and middle grade titles that have that…

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    Little Kids, Big Emotions: Silly

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    While all of my other book lists in this series – happy, sad, mad, shy, enthusiasm, and frustrated are very much about characters who feel a very specific way and what they do about those feelings, this book list is a little different in that it’s focused more on silly storylines and…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Non-Book Freebie

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    Today’s theme is a non-book freebie! And while I strayed a little bit away from books, I couldn’t completely go in another direction, so today I’m sharing literary or bookish jigsaw puzzles! I love working on a puzzle and while I enjoy puzzling, my sister is a puzzling master! She’s…

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    Little Kids, Big Emotions: Frustrated

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    There are so many emotions and  happy, sad, mad, shy, and enthusiasm that I’ve already covered, but today I’m looking at frustration. This list was interesting to build because it comes across as almost two different lists completely. The first, is the list of books that could be used just as equally…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Satisfying Book Series

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    I am not great at series and I’ll be the first to admit it! I’ll start a series and love the first book, but then it falls apart! Often, the rest of the series hasn’t been published yet and by the time the next book is published, I’ve often forgotten…