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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Heroes & Heroines
Today’s theme Favorite Heroines got adjusted just a little to Favorite Heroes & Heroines so that I could share some of my favorite middle grade fantasy titles! I tend to claim that I’m not much of a fantasy reader, but in truth, I am. I’ve found that I can find…
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2023 CLEL Bell Award Winners
The CLEL Bell Awards are announced annually by the Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy (CLEL). Five books are awarded “in recognition of five high-quality picture books that provide excellent support of early literacy development in young children.” CLEL doesn’t just award books an award. They also create early literacy activity…
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2022 CYBILS Award Winners
The CYBILS or Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards were presented on Valentine’s Day (or February 14th). And with a crazy week at work, I’m finally getting a chance to sit down and check out all the winners this year! The CYBILS “aims to recognize the children’s and young…
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Top Ten Tuesday: First Crush Middle Grade Novels
It’s a Valentine’s Day freebie for Top Ten Tuesday today. And at first, I was at a loss as to what to share today. But then, I realized that first crushes was a perfect theme for today’s Top Ten Tuesday. Some might think that middle grade readers are too young…
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Bedtime Books for Little Ones
What theme is more popular than bedtime books for little ones? Bedtime is a prime time to snuggle together and spend time reading aloud. There are probably hundreds, if not thousands of picture books dedicated to bedtime, but today I’m sharing just a few. This post may contain affiliate links,…
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12 Books of Poetry for Teens
I’m going to bet this may not be one of my more popular posts. Let’s be honest, you say the words teens and poetry in the same sentence and your mind automatically conjures up some classroom where you learned to memorize poetry from centuries ago. But, I promise, that is…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 2023 Debut Books I’m Excited About
When I realized today’s theme was all about debut books, I was super excited! I spent a good part of January sharing A LOT of debut authors and books, which means I’ve got a great idea of some of the fantastic titles coming out this year from debut authors. In…
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Perfect Winter Read Alouds
It’s been a really mild winter where I live. In fact, we’ve only had a dusting of snow once or twice. And, I noticed our daffodils peeking out in the front garden bed because it’s been so mild! But, that being said, it’s not going to stop me from sharing…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Youth Media Award Books I Want to Read
Yesterday the ALA Youth Media Awards were announced! And just like every year, there are always titles that I add directly to my TBR list. This year there were so many books I want to read! But for this Top Ten Tuesday freebie theme, I wanted to focus on middle…
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ALA’s 2023 Youth Media Awards
This morning, the American Library Association announced the Youth Media Awards. The most popular being the Caldecott and Newbery Awards. But, in actuality, there are over 20 award announcements this morning! Today, I’m sharing the winners and honors and a little note about what each award is for and what…
