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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…
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Four on Friday: Not-Your-Typical Princesses
Cinderella was on my mind because our Library’s 11th Annual Enchanted Library is being held this evening. I’ve talked about it in the past – we usually see over 300 people for this event, so I’m excited! That being said, I was trying to think of a topic this morning…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Give Off Autumn Vibes
I’ve done a few lists with book covers of a certain color and it’s always a lot of fun. So rather than focusing just on autumn feels in the actual book, I wanted to capture the orange-ish, red feel of fall leaves on the covers. So for today’s Top Ten…
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6 Books to Celebrate Día de los Muertos
From October 31 – November 2, many people in Mexico celebrate Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. After Disney/Pixar’s Coco, I’m sure a lot more people are familiar with Day of the Dead celebrations. It’s a time to honor the deceased members of the family and celebrate…
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12 Halloween Picture Books
Happy Halloween! Today I’m sharing a whole bunch of treats! 12 Picture Books with Halloween in the title and a special treat, perfect for today! In the past few weeks, I’ve offered titles about monsters, ghosts, and witches, but today I wanted to focus specifically on Halloween. You’ll find a…
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9 Picture Books About Ghosts
Just in time for Halloween, I’m sharing 9 Picture Books About Ghosts today on the blog! These stories range from sweet and giggly to spooky and scary and everything in between! If you’re not sure if your little ones can take the creepiness, do a quick read through first, before…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Spooky, Scary Middle Grade Titles
I’m such a scaredy-cat! I am not a fan of scary books, but every once in a while I’ll read one just to keep up with new titles. Some of them are really well done and scare the bejeezus out of me. But, I also know that there are kids…
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6 Books to Celebrate Diwali
We have, in our community, a large population of Indian families. Many of which live permanently here in the U.S. while others come to work for a few years and then go back to India. Our library has hosted Diwali programming for a number of years now and it’s a…
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15 Picture Books About Bread
I love food! I especially love to cook for the people in my life. After hearing so many wonderful things about the book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, I knew that I not only had to get my hands on a copy but that…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’d Give Different Titles To
This was so hard! So rather than try to find ten titles, I went the easy route and re-named all the Harry Potter books. Am I arguing that J.K. Rowling misnamed her novels? Heck no. I just thought it would be a fun exercise with a series of books that…
