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Four on Friday: International Cat Day
I’d be remiss as a librarian not to share some cat picture books for International Cat Day (August 8th). So, although I’m a day late, here’s my Four on Friday: International Cat Day themed list! To be honest, and at the risk of losing my librarian card, I’m actually more…
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Summer of Nonfiction: Poetry
I bet most people don’t immediately think about poetry when you say nonfiction titles, but you’d be surprised by how much poetry is incorporated into nonfiction titles, especially for kids. Explore these great titles in my Summer of Nonfiction: Poetry list this week. I think it’s really important to expose…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Cover Re-Designs
I don’t necessarily have a strong feeling about cover re-designs. Most likely because in my mind a re-design means the book has staying power. It’s something that is getting transformed so the next generation can be a part of it! I took a look at five titles that I loved…
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4 Picture Books About Cooking
I love to cook! I’m constantly looking for new recipes to try and meals to make. And I think a lot of it stems from my childhood – my parents encouraged (and required) all of us to pitch in with chores around the house and especially in the kitchen. With…
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Summer of Nonfiction: Encyclopedias
Is there a kid in your life who won’t necessarily sit down and read a novel? But, if you hand them the Guinness Book of World Records you won’t see them for a couple of hours? My Summer of Nonfiction: Encyclopedias list are nonfiction titles are for that kid –…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Books with Orange Covers
This is a Freebie week for Top Ten Tuesday, which means I get to pick my own topic. And the pressure to come up with really great titles to highlight. I didn’t come up with too many bright ideas while I was brainstorming. But I did remember when I had…
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9 Books to Celebrate National Milk Chocolate Day
I love starting my day not knowing exactly where it’s going! I wanted to make sure to post today but didn’t have too much of an idea of what to write about. So after perusing the Internet for a bit, I came across today’s holidays and it’s National Milk Chocolate…
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9 Picture Books About Gardens
It’s Saturday in late July which means I’ll be spending much of my day working on my garden beds. I have a flower garden in front of my house (that is currently being taken over by weeds) and a vegetable garden that runs along the side of my house filled…
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Summer of Nonfiction: Young Adult
In my Summer of Nonfiction: Young Adult list, I tried to include a diverse list of titles including personal memoirs, major historical events, and a few titles about events or people you might not even be aware of! As with my middle grade nonfiction list, there could be a number…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Settings I’d Like to See More Of
I love when the setting because almost like a character in a book I’m reading. If authors can make me feel like I’m in the book and can picture where the characters live their life – that’s the perfect setting to me! Some of these are generalized locations or while…
