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Four on Friday: Gone Fishin’
I’m not much of a fishing person – worms and taking fish off hooks is a little too gross for me. But, what I do love is being anywhere near water with a book! So, for today’s Four on Friday theme we’ve Gone Fishin’! Four on Friday: Gone Fishin’ A…
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Bookroo Curated Book Lists
Did you get a chance to check out Bookroo’s new Book Platform? As an ambassador, I’m super excited to share all the great ways you can use this amazing tool with your family! Before you read any further, sign up today using my link and you’ll be able to check…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Festivals I’d Love to Go to Someday
I’ve been to a handful of book festivals in my life and I absolutely love them! Being surrounded by people with the same passion is truly invigorating. Some of the book festivals on my list, I’ve been to before, but’s its been a few years. And a few are festivals…
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9 Picture Books About Black & White Animals
This is a somewhat random list, but a really fun one too! I saw a picture of a zebra and thought, “Wouldn’t it be fun to highlight black and white animals?” My mind went directly to penguins and pandas both of which are absolutely adorable! Then I started thinking about…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Make Me Smile
Writing and researching this post made me smile so much! 🙂 I decided to go with picture books that I love to read aloud and often make kids giggle too. I had so many more that I wanted to include, but I kept the list to just ten titles for…
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15 Diverse Easy Readers & Chapter Books
During our author visit with Saadia Faruqi this week, we had a parent ask if she considered writing a series similar to her Yasmin series featuring a male main character. Saadia was quick to point out that boys should (and do) read the Yasmin series. And she doesn’t plan on…
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12 Read Alikes for Fans of Hamilton
I have yet to see Hamilton, I know how so many people have been excited for its release on Disney+. I’m a huge fan of musicals both theatre and movie versions. And I greatly admire Lin Manuel Miranda’s work, so I’m excited to sit down and watch it, eventually! And…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’ve Read the Most Books By
I mostly chose authors that I loved as a kid because I read so many books when I was younger and constantly needed new books to tackle. These were some of my favorites! Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’ve Read the Most Books By Ann M. MartinI read so many Babysitter’s…
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Four on Friday: Fireflies
I think 4th of July weekend is the perfect time to introduce readers to some of my favorite summer animals – fireflies (or lightning bugs)! Our backyard has been filled with these little beacons of light for the past few weeks and it’s so fun to see them appear at…
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9 Books for New Big Brothers & Sisters
My close friends just had their second baby this week – a beautiful little girl whom we got a chance to meet last night. And who also sparked my inspiration for this post for my friends’ two-year-old about becoming a big sister. She’s already loving on her baby sister, which…
