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Four on Friday: The Unexpected
If you’re looking for some picture books that will pique a child’s interest, then look no further than these four titles! Today’s Four on Friday: The Unexpected theme includes stories that have unexpected parts that will definitely keep you on your toes. And you’ll definitely have kids hanging on every…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Magical Realism in Middle Grade Fiction
Since today was a Genre Freebie theme, I decided to go with one of my favorite sub-genres – magical realism and in one of my favorite age groups – middle grade fiction. Magical realism is a touch of magic in an otherwise very real setting. Check out these great examples…
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Four on Friday: Worries
Yesterday, I posted about a new normal, which I know is something everyone is trying to figure out right now. With schools closed, parents working from home, and the threat of catching coronavirus if you leave your house, it’s stressful! But for kids, especially young ones, it can be extremely…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Spring 2020 TBR List
This was such a hard list to create because I have soooooo many books on my spring TBR list. I narrowed it down to just ten middle grade books that I currently have sitting on my bookshelf in ARC format. I chose these titles because I love the author’s previous…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors with a Fun Social Media Presence
I had such great hopes for sitting down and really diving into this theme this week! But, then coronavirus hit and I had back-to-back meetings at work for a 12-hour day and here I am. I’m happy with the list of authors and illustrators I came up with even with…
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Four on Friday: Wiggly Worms
I picked up What About Worms!? by Ryan T. Higgins at the PLA Conference and instantly fell in love which is what inspired this Four On Friday: Wiggly Worms book list. I love Ryan’s sense of humor and adorable drawings. If you’re not familiar with Ryan’s, definitely check out Mother…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Single-Word Titles
I love it when a Top Ten Tuesday theme makes me look at books a little differently! Books With Single-Word Titles had me thinking about the power of words and how much of the story you glean just from the title of a book. I love that these single-word titles…
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12 Titles to Celebrate Leap Year
We’re celebrating leap year today! Each year is actually 365.25 days long, so every four years we tack on an extra in February! Learn more about Leap Year from Wonderopolis. Did you know that there aren’t that many leap year books for kids? So I pulled together 12 Titles to…
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Four on Friday: Country Music
Inspired by Nashville and its title as Music City, USA I’m sharing country music picture books today for Four on Friday! Although not my favorite genre of music, I think it’s important to expose kids to all sorts of styles of music and instruments. These books are a fun way…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Characters I’d Follow On Social Media
This was such a fun topic to think about! I wanted to really look at some young adult characters as I thought many of the middle school characters probably shouldn’t be on social media quite yet. Plus, young adult novels have a lot of great characters that I’d love to…
