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2025 Picture Book Gift Guide
Just in time for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, I’ve curated a list of 36 picture books that were published this year that will make the perfect gifts this holiday season! Books are some of the best gifts you can give loved ones because they are so…
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Little Kids, Big Emotions: Jealousy
We have a few more emotions to hit before this series is over, but if you’ve missed any of the previous posts, please make sure to go back and take a look – happy, sad, mad, shy, enthusiasm, frustrated, silly, calm, anxious, and scared! Today’s emotion is the green-eyed monster of jealousy…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed that Were Outside My Comfort Zone
I’ll be the first to admit that I often judge a book by its cover. Covers can tell you a lot about a book, but sometimes they’ll surprise you! So, there’s definitely some truth to the old adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover!” There’s definitely a cover or…
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Little Kids, Big Emotions: Scared
If you can believe it, we’ve hit our tenth emotion for this series, but if you’ve missed any of the others, please make sure you go back and check them out – happy, sad, mad, shy, enthusiasm, frustrated, silly, calm, and anxious! Today’s emotion, scared, can similar to anxious in many settings,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New Middle Grade Novels
Today’s official prompt was actually “The First 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed from My Shelf”, and I was totally going to do a deep dive into the books I chose for my new book nook shelving. But, instead, I’m going to share ten middle grade books on my shelf that…
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Little Kids, Big Emotions: Anxious
This series continues to grow and I’m excited to share all the emotions I’ve covered so far – happy, sad, mad, shy, enthusiasm, frustrated, silly, and calm! Today’s list is about anxiety, or feeling worried, an emotion that is more and more prevalent, especially among young people. Notice, that I did include…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New Halloween Picture Books
Can you believe that Halloween is just a few days away? I love sharing books about holidays, but you’ll often see the typical, popular titles on each book list. Today, I’m sharing Halloween picture books that were published this year! Brand new picture books that will make a great addition…
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Little Kids, Big Emotions: Calm
This series is growing by leaps and bounds and I’m excited to share all the amazing emotions I’ve covered so far – happy, sad, mad, shy, enthusiasm, frustrated, silly! Today’s book list focuses on being calm, mindful, and present. So many kids and adults are managing anxiety and stress and not always…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Cozy, Fall Chapter Books
I’m not sure how this is going to to go over because kids don’t necessarily read for seasonal vibes like adults often do. But how cool would a fall book display look with not just picture books about the season, but chapter books and middle grade titles that have that…
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Little Kids, Big Emotions: Silly
While all of my other book lists in this series – happy, sad, mad, shy, enthusiasm, and frustrated are very much about characters who feel a very specific way and what they do about those feelings, this book list is a little different in that it’s focused more on silly storylines and…
