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25 Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month
Finally getting back on track and I got up early today to work on this awesome list of 25 Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month and then I’m headed to the Princeton Children’s Literature Festival for the day… can’t wait! A side note, many of these titles focus on Mexican…
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25 MG & YA Titles for Hispanic Heritage Month
September has really gotten away from me! I’ve been planning on doing some booklists for Hispanic Heritage Month and I realized that we’re heading toward October and I need to do them now! So, without further ado, here are 25 MG & YA Titles for Hispanic Heritage Month that feature…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Audiobooks for Kids
I grew up traveling around the United States and have vivid memories of listening to audiobooks in the car – what else were my parents supposed to do with four kids in the car for 10+ hour road trips? My parents also really loved The Phantom of the Opera and I…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/19/16
I’m was clearly in need of some massive amounts of reading because I’m feeling a lot less tired, stressed and crazy and have been reading a heck of a lot more than I have pretty much all summer. This past week, I read Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm, Summer of…
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National Book Award Longlists Announced
Are you looking for something new to read? The 2016 National Book Award Longlists have been announced this week for Young People’s Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction and Fiction. Head on over to the National Book Foundation for a complete list! Kwame Alexander, Booked (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Kate DiCamillo, Raymie Nightingale (Candlewick…
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13 Picture Books That Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
I’m guest posting on Brightly today! Check out this awesome list of 13 Picture Books That Celebrate Hispanic Heritage to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. And don’t forget to check back again here in the upcoming days for an even more extensive list of titles (because there are so many great…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Must-Read Mysteries
Mysteries were one of my absolute favorite genres growing up – and they still are today, so it wasn’t hard to create this list – Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Must-Read Mysteries! I love puzzles, murder mysteries, absolutely everything, but I especially love anything that has to do with art…
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It’ Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/12/16
I actually got a lot of reading done this past week, I was not only exhausted from a week at my parents’ house for my brother’s wedding – it was beautiful, but I am still working as a children’s librarian and trying to get my feet under me as a…
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Paralympic Games Inspired Booklist
I am a huge fan of the Paralympics – historically hosted a few short weeks about the Olympic games in the same host city, the Paralympics are the world’s greatest athletes with disabilities who come together to compete. For those of you who don’t know too much about the Paralympics,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Favorite TV Shows
I love TV shows that are entertaining (and usually light-hearted). I tend to lean toward comedies and/or superhero shows filled with action and adventure. None of these are probably new to you, but these are some of the shows I’m enjoying right now! The Big Bang Theory – 30-something year…