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Top Ten Tuesday: Wintry Picture Books
I love snow, especially when I’m safe at home and don’t have to drive anywhere in it! I chose to highlight ten picture book titles that showcase snow and what humans and animals do when it snows. With diverse illustrations, poetry, nonfiction, stories, and more. You won’t want to miss…
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Disney Princess Readalikes: Anna’s Optimism
I know that this week’s list should feature Elsa as the princess from Frozen. But, I’m much more of an Anna fan – she saves her sister without any superpowers and ends up saving her kingdom as well. Her unending optimism throughout the movie keeps her moving toward stopping the eternal…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Family Relationships
This week’s theme was to focus on platonic relationships and I decided to take a close look at family relationships after just spending a long weekend with a lot of my own family. The families in these books are either blood-related or adopted, but just as important are chosen families –…
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Disney Princess Readalikes: Rapunzel’s Sense of Adventure
Rapunzel has spent most of her life living in a tower with the company of a chameleon. Visited only be Mother Gothel who uses Rapunzel’s magic hair to stay young. But, Rapunzel never loses her sense of adventure and given the chance, she escapes the tower. With the help of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’m Thankful For
These are ten titles that I’m thankful were published this year. I wanted to highlight diverse titles that were published – highlighting different races, religions, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, socioeconomic statuses and more. Diverse titles are still not as easy to find as I’d like, especially when you only have a handful…
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Three on a Theme: Snow
With our first snowstorm in the books for the winter season, I could think of nothing better than to share a couple of picture books about snow. I love snow, as long as I’m staying inside and don’t have to worry about traveling. Yesterday’s snowstorm made travel in our area horribly…
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Disney Princess Readalikes: Merida’s Determination
Merida is one of the most determined princesses. But she is caught between doing what is right in her mother’s eyes and doing what she loves – being independent! Merida looks for a way to change her fate by reaching out to a witch. And in the end, changes her…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Items I’d Like to Own
This was a great exercise in curating a list for Christmas and my birthday. I found some really great things that are adorable and would fit perfectly into my home! I love small little nods to my literary passion – necklaces that you have to take a closer look at.…
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Disney Princess Readalikes: Tiana’s Ambition
I am so excited to announce that I’ve got a guest blogger today! This is a little something new, so bear with me as I work out all the kinks. Meet Becky – a friend, colleague and a HUGE Disney fan. In fact, you should definitely take at least a few…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Backlist Books I Want To Read
I’m constantly wishing I had more time in each day to get to all the books I want to read. But sadly, I haven’t quite figured out how to do that yet! I’ve got a host of backlist titles I’d love to read, but then they keep publishing new titles!…
