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Three on a Theme: Día de los Muertos
Día de los Muertos is not a Mexican version of Halloween. And because I’ve never celebrated the holiday, I’m not even going to try and explain it. Suffice to say, it’s an important holiday for those who celebrate it – honoring family who have passed away. Disney/Pixar’s Coco was inspired by Día de…
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Halloween Picture Books (with Orange Covers)
Halloween picture books are always a lot of fun to read – filled with monsters, witches, pumpkins and more! This list is just a few of the many titles available for this spooky time of year (all with orange covers)! Share these awesome stories with your own little ghost, mummy,…
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Disney Princess Readalikes: Mulan’s Bravery
Today’s booklist is focused on Disney Princess Readalikes: Mulan’s Bravery. Mulan risks everything to protect her father and family from war. She does this by appearing at training camp dressed as a man. Mulan is one of my favorite Disney princess movies. I love the music, the dragon, cricket and…
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Brian Biggs – Illustrator Spotlight
Today’s featured author/illustrator is Brian Biggs. Brian has illustrated board books, picture books, and chapter books. I absolutely adore his Tinyville Town series! My nephew, who is only 3, has requested all the titles for his own bookshelf! And being a librarian, how can I refuse a child who asks for…
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Princess Readalikes: Pocahontas’s Respect for Nature
Today’s Princess Readalikes list is focused on Pocahontas. The trait I chose for her, is obviously, her respect for nature. Nothing better describes Pocahontas as her song, Colors of the Wind and how much she values and respects nature. The titles I chose to reflect Pocahontas are about nature, surviving in…
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Three on a Theme: Challenging Gender Norms
There are a few picture book titles featuring characters that challenge the gender norm in a variety of ways. The characters tend to be portrayed as male and are often interested in “girly” things. It’s much more difficult to find a character portrayed as female that identifies as male (you’ll…
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Read These 24 Must Have Books for 1 Year Olds
I had a friend just ask me for titles for a 2-year old’s birthday and realized that although I made some great titles for really young babies (my starter list for babies from 0-6 months and my next list for babies 7-12 months) I had forgotten about toddler board books.…
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Princess Readalikes: Jasmine’s Independence
Jasmine is an independent princess, willing to take chances, and doesn’t want her father, the sultan, to make decisions for her. She wants to learn about the community outside the palace walls, she’s not afraid to fly on a magic carpet and does her best to fight against Jafar as…
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Three on a Theme: Unicorns
Unicorns are hot right now – rainbows, glitter, cupcakes! The whole nine yards! I could have created a much longer list of unicorn picture books, but instead went with some storylines that are little unexpected in the uni-verse (get it?) Have fun checking out these not-your-typical unicorn books! There are…
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Princess Readalikes: Belle’s Intelligence
Belle is my favorite princess, I mean she’s a voracious reader, so how can she not be? Besides being an avid reader, she’s also an assistant inventor (helping her dad), curious and unapologetically herself in a small town that doesn’t understand her. The characters in the following books are bright,…
