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Happy Kwanzaa! 10 Read Aloud Titles for Kwanzaa
That aren’t too many Kwanzaa children’s picture books out there, so here’s a list of just a few titles that I could find. If you have any other suggestions, please let me know! Enjoy! Booklist Kwanzaa Kids by Joan Holub Li’l Rabbit’s Kwanzaa by Donna L. Washington The Gifts of…
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Merry Christmas! 10 Read Aloud Titles for Christmas
There are dozens upon dozens Christmas books out there, but I chose some from my childhood, some my mom still reads aloud to us during the holiday, others that are newly published and will make great read alouds for your family. Enjoy! Booklist Santa Claus The World’s Number One Toy…
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Happy Hanukkah! 10 Read Aloud Titles for Hanukkah
I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know a lot about Hanukkah, I grew up in a small town in (fairly) rural, western PA. We had only a few kids in our school that didn’t look like me, and we knew no one who celebrated Jewish holidays. So,…
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Holiday Reading
I made it to my parents after six hours in the car yesterday and am enjoying myself immensely already. I grabbed (just a few) books for the holiday week, hoping that I can at least get to a few of them. These are all books that I’ve either seen on…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Leaving Under My Tree (or non-book bookworm items)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Illustrated Edition) by J.K. Rowling 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne’s Book of Precepts by R.J. Palacio The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon “When in doubt go to the library” print (Etsy.com) Library Card Tote Bag (Out of Print) Bibliophilia: 100…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/19/16
I spent another great week reading! This is becoming a trend (again) and I love it! I’m still working my way through The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman, but I also read Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina, Ghost by Jason Reynolds, Dory Fantasmagory: Dory Dory Black Sheep by Abby Hanlon and Some Writer!: The…
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Anna Dewdney Read Together Award
An amazing award is being created by Penguin Young Readers, Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader to remember acclaimed children’s author/illustrator Anna Dewdney who passed away in September from cancer. The Anna Dewdney Read Together Award “will be given annually to a picture book, published in the U.S. during…
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It's That Time of Year…
The “best of the best” lists are coming out in droves (as usual). These lists usually have many of the same suspects on them with a little variation and that is what I like. Making sure I get my hands on all the heavy hitters of the year. Especially this…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I'm Looking Forward To For the First Half of 2017
I get so excited looking at the new books being released over the next few months! Now, to just get my hands on a couple ASAP! Booklist Scar Island by Dan Gemeinhart The Warden’s Daughter by Jerry Spinelli Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan NewsPrints by Ru Xu A Rambler Steals…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/12/16
I am so proud of myself – I actually got some serious reading done this week! I read The Land of Forgotten Girls by Erin Entrada Kelly, which was awesome. Check out my review here! And then I started an adult novel – I know! I actually voluntarily picked up an adult…