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Happy Thanksgiving! 15 Books About Being Grateful
Happy Thanksgiving, readers! Before I head out to two Thanksgiving dinners, I wanted to share 15 books about being grateful and thankful for this holiday season. These books aren’t specifically about Thanksgiving necessarily but are about teaching kids the importance of being thankful for the things they have. I am…
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6 Picture Books About Getting a Haircut
I finally made an appointment and got my haircut yesterday! It’s been a hot minute since I got it cut this summer! I’m so bad about going on a regular basis. But, with a fresh cut, I was inspired to share 6 picture books about getting a haircut with my…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Thankful-For Stories
I’m totally exhausted, both mentally and emotionally, after a long workday. So I’m absolutely stealing my Top Ten Tuesday: Thankful-For Stories from my monthly newsletter. Besides, I really love this list of titles, too! And why not shamelessly plug my monthly newsletter to readers who might not yet have signed…
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12 Titles for Birthdays
We’re celebrating my partner’s birthday this weekend with karaoke, brunch with family, a delicious chocolate cake and lots of time with friends. I love that this year, it’s the weekend before Thanksgiving, giving us a lot of time to celebrate. We both have birthdays around the holidays, so getting time…
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19 Favorite Picture Books of 2019
The end of the year always brings “Best of” lists and lists of favorites. And honestly, it’s a love-hate relationship I have at this time of year. I love learning about books that I may not have gotten to or heard about yet. But, I prefer to focus on sharing…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Changes In My Reading Life
I have a blog about books. 10+ years ago, I never would have thought this was something I would be doing. I like graphic novels more than I ever thought I would. I don’t often read many series unless the whole series has already been published. I tend to read…
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6 Picture Books to Celebrate National Button Day
Today is National Button Day! First founded in 1938 by the National Button Society to bring people together who liked to collect buttons as an organized hobby. I couldn’t help but add a few tongue-in-cheek titles to this fun list of button books! Buttons are a great way to play…
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Four on Friday: Exploration
Even though winter is coming, outdoor play and exploration doesn’t have to end. My parents always took us to the zoo when it got cold (fewer people and more active animals). We went hiking on Christmas Eve a time or two. Shoveling, snowball fights, and sledding were all part of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Bookmarks
I receive bookmarks as gifts quite often from family and friends. The problem? I’m so worried about losing them, I hate to use them. Instead, my bookmarks are often whatever is lying around – a receipt, my holds slip, a clean tissue. That way whenever they get crushed, lost, mangled,…
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9 Picture Books for When You Have the Sniffles
Both my partner and I have a cold this week. Headaches, stuffy noses, sneezing, the whole shebang! So, what better thing to post then a list of 9 Picture Books for When You Have the Sniffles. Hopefully, you are sick-free, but these are great stories to share when the kids…
