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Four Books About the Paralympics
The Paralympics start on Tuesday! Taking place in the Olympic host city a few weeks later, the Paralympics bring together the top elite athletes in the world with physical disabilities. With 540 events over 22 sports, there is surely something that will inspire, teach, and excite you! What I love…
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12 Read Alikes for Dog Man Fans
Our library has multiple (as in at least three) copies of every Dog Man book by Dav Pilkey. And it’s not uncommon to have them all checked out at one time. And to me, it’s so exciting! It’s exciting to see kids that are literally jumping up and down when…
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9 Titles for National Potato Day
I love potatoes, in fact, I might dare to say they’re my favorite food. Partially because you can do so many things with potatoes – chips, fries, mashed, smashed, baked, roasted – and they’re all amazing! Seriously, I love potatoes in all forms. And as today is National Potato Day,…
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Six Children’s Books Set in Afghanistan
My heart breaks for the people of Afghanistan. Of what has already happened and what will come with the Taliban in control of the whole country. Many of the stories below highlight educational opportunities for girls. All set in a country where education hasn’t always been possible, let alone encouraged.…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Places to Read
This is an awesome topic this week! I’m not a picky reader in terms of place. I grew up in a busy household with three siblings, pets, and lots of activities going on. That being said, I learned very quickly to read almost anywhere no matter how loud it is…
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16 Read Alouds for Older Students
When you think about middle school students, I bet your mind doesn’t pair that with picture book read alouds, am I right? Do middle school students seem too cool for picture books? What if I told you there was an entire community of teachers reading a picture book every day…
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6 Books for Family Stargazing
Of course, I missed posting this before the best night to see the Perseid Meteor Shower. Granted, we had horrible thunderstorms last night, so I wouldn’t have been able to see anything anyway! But, that being said, the night sky is full of constellations and meteor showers and if you…
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16 YA Titles for Romance Awareness Month
Who knew that Romance Awareness Month was in August? I kind of love it because my partner and I “celebrate” our anniversary and Valentine’s Day in February. And honestly, February in the North East is not the most enjoyable time of the year! August has so much more potential in…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Secondary Characters Whose Story I Want To Know
I switched up this theme just a bit because I would love to read the stories listed below from the perspective of secondary characters! I find that so interesting! Oftentimes, authors already have this information pulled together as they write because they need to know where their characters came from…
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Four on Friday: Days of the Week
My three-year-old niece LOVES when there are exciting, upcoming plans, but she’s never quite sure when the plans will happen. She was so excited about my sister’s wedding and it just took forever for it to happen. These books would be a perfect way to begin teaching her the sequence…
