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Storytime Theme: Animal Sounds
Probably one of the most popular type of books to read in storytime – Animal Sounds are sure to get kids engaged! They love yelling out animal sounds and even the quietest of kids know their animal sounds. Today I tried to share a wide variety of animals, beyond the…
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16 Middle Grade Titles Set on an Island
It’s the beginning of March, it’s cold and damp, still not sunny and bright enough for my liking which is what inspired this book list! I need a little escape right about now and an island setting sounds perfect! Sometimes, in books, the setting almost becomes a character because an…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed, but Have Never Mentioned On My Blog
This was such a hard theme this week! I talk about most of the books I read on my blog! So finding books that I haven’t mentioned before was almost impossible. Today, I decided to focus on sharing some of the great nonfiction titles I’ve read. Many of them written…
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Storytime Theme: Digging
I love a storytime theme that can really go in so many directions! Whether you’re focusing on gardening, construction, or dinosaurs these books are sure to inspire little ones to get down and dirty and start digging! Part of my family’s spring plans every year was to pick out the…
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20 Books All About Spies
Secret codes, ciphers, and disguises are just some of the things that come to mind when I think of spies! Today’s book list includes books all about spies – some real, some make believe. Whether you have a reader looking for page-turning action or searching for a nonfiction book that…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Dynamic Duos
What I love about Top Ten Tuesday posts is that they can go in so many different directions. But as soon as I heard Dynamic Duos, my mind immediately went to Frog and Toad an iconic children’s book duo. So I took that inspiration and ran with it, highlighting dynamic…
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Storytime Theme: Shapes
This is a fun and important storytime theme! Being able to identify shapes and practicing drawing them helps PreK kids identify and write letters. Think about it, most letters are shapes or parts of shapes. Help kids with early literacy skills by reading some of these great stories, singing some…
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9 Read Alikes for Magic Tree House Fans
It’s been 30 years since the first Magic Tree House book, Dinosaurs Before Dark was published! And they are still some of the most popular books among early readers. With that in mind, I wanted to share some other series that kids may enjoy that are at a similar level.…
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Cover Reveal for The Great Caper Caper by Josh Funk and Brendan Kearney
I am so excited about today’s post! I’ve known Josh for a few years having first met him on social media and then later getting to hang out at the Princeton Children’s Book Festival together. Josh is an absolutely fantastic writer and can rhyme just about everything (and do it…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books Too Good to Review Properly
Rather than pulling out my absolute favorites that I share a lot on this blog, I decided to reach back and pull out some books that I really enjoyed, but just don’t talk about that often! Today’s list of Books Too Good to Review Properly is a little mix of…
