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Blogging A to Z: Zillions of Books
I couldn’t go through an entire Blogging A to Z Challenge and not give my readers a great, curated list of titles! Granted, there might not be zillions of titles, but there is at least a handful for different age groups that might entice your reluctant reader to enjoy a…
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Blogging A to Z: You Need to Be A Role Model
Reluctant readers most likely will not see reading as a valuable way to spend their free time. They need reading role models in their life to show them what it means to be a reader. Being a reading role model should be something that is done at an early age.…
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Blogging A to Z: Don’t “x” Electronics
I know, I know, this sounds counter-productive, but kids LOVE technology and you don’t always have to be against technology to encourage reading. With access to eBooks from your local library, kids can use technology and also be reading! I’m not going to dive too deep into the types of…
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16 Out-of-This-World Middle Grade: Science Fiction
With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…
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Blogging A to Z: Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors
For the past month, I’ve been telling you that you should find books that interest kids and keep giving them the things they like. And you should. But, there is also something to be said for reading outside the box. Reading something that you wouldn’t have necessarily picked up on…
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Blogging A to Z: Author/Illustrator Visits
Many children’s authors and illustrators are awesome people to get to know! They are truly some of the kindest souls on this planet – at least a lot of the ones I have met in person and online. I think many kids don’t fully understand the entire process of what…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Books with Pink Covers
I decided to go with a specific color! I’ve done this type of post before for a lot of different colors – red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, red, white & blue, and purple, but I’ve never done pink! Surprisingly, there weren’t as many pink-covered books as I thought there…
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Blogging A to Z: Understanding Interests
This one seems so obvious, but hear me out! As adults, we get to choose what books we pick up to read for fun. There’s no one out there tracking what we’re reading, giving us tests, following up with comprehension questions, etc. We get to read whatever interests us. If…
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20 Middle Grade Titles: Historical Fiction
With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…
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Storytime Theme: Octopuses
I’m not sure how I got this far into a blog with an octopus mascot and not have a storytime theme on octopuses! They are some really interesting animals – you can learn more about them from my original post about my logo design, for World Octopus Day, and my…
