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Must-Read Animal Nonfiction for Kids
I had a book as a kid that I loved reading. It was a paperback book filled with all sorts of animal facts. This book was a lot of fun because you don’t have to read it cover to cover. You can open it to any page and learn a…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with My Favorite Color on the Cover
My favorite color for as long as I can remember has always been teal. I love the combination of blue and green that can either go dark and moody or bright and cheerful. I’ve even done this prompt before for Top Ten Tuesday focusing on all middle grade novels with…
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July Read Alouds
It’s time for another month’s read alouds to celebrate wacky, silly, important, and historical holidays! This list combines not only great fictional read alouds, but some nonfiction and biographies as well to teach kids about fun and interesting facts and people. I’m not taking all the credit, as the blog…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing During the Second Half of 2024
Sometimes these prompts are a lot harder than I expect them to be! Can you believe that July is right around the corner and we’re already talking about the second half of 2024? I had a really hard time locating middle grade titles that are being released in the fall…
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Must-Read Science Nonfiction for Kids
As I’ve mentioned in the past, there are kids (and adults!) who will always prefer to read nonfiction over fiction. They like to learn new things, read about things they love, and just want to read fact over fiction. And guess what? That’s awesome! Reading is a great way to…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Summer 2024 To-Read List
I’ve got a bunch of great romance titles on my summer TBR list this year – all of which have been published in the past couple of months! For many people, summer is a time to spend time reading when they don’t normally. Summer for me is much more of…
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Must-Read Historical Nonfiction for Kids
I will always tout the absolute magnificence of nonfiction titles for kids. They are engaging, informational books that teach kids about the events and people that got us to this point today. I especially love to learn about little known events or people because it gives an even deeper look…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Wishes 2024
A great big happy birthday goes out to the fearless leader of the Top Ten Tuesday blog posts, Jana! As is tradition, Jana shares her birthday with the rest of us and we get the chance to share some of our bookish wishes with the community. Today, I wanted to…
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Heartwarming, Gentle Read Alouds
If you’re looking for some great read alouds that work for the whole family, check out the titles listed below. All of which are sweet, heartwarming titles that work as well with a five year old as they do with a twelve year old. These are what are often called…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Had VERY Strong Emotions About
I found this to be a little tricky of a theme this week. While I don’t choose to talk about books that I dislike on my blog, there are plenty that make me feel all the feels. And these middle grade titles made me ugly cry, like whoa. And while…
