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Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Numbers In the Title
I had a lot of fun pulling this list together! Since I focused on picture books last week when we shared books that make us smile, I wanted to focus on a different age group – young adults! I started this list and then quickly realized that I could actually…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/13/2021
What I Read In the past two weeks, I’ve only read two books. It’s been super busy at work. Our ILS had an upgrade and data migration going on for about a week and that wasn’t too bad. But, coming out of that, there were so many issues with data…
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Storytime Theme: Sticky & Slimy
Since kids are constantly sticky and slimy themselves, I thought this would be an adorable storytime theme! Surprisingly, it took me a little bit of time to find a few options for sticky and slimy picture books. But, with stories about honey, octopus arms, slug trails, gum, and sticky frog…
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Author Spotlight: Cale Atkinson
I fell in love with the illustrations of To the Sea with its bold, rich colors and its beautiful story about friendship. Since then, I’m always excited to see what new projects Cale Atkinson has been working on. I haven’t shared an author spotlight in a while, but I love…
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9 Picture Books About Napping
After a rough night with very little sleep, I’m already daydreaming about a nap today! When the opportunity presents itself, I love being able to take a nap! But my mom claims that I’ve always loved napping. She used to say if she hadn’t seen me for a while, she’d…
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20 Titles to Honor the 20th Anniversary of Sept. 11
Then I was sixteen years old, in Physics class when we found out that there had been a terrorist attack in New York City. Like many people old enough, I can remember exactly where I was and who I was with when the news was shared. It became even more…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books Guaranteed to Put a Smile On Your Face
I love fun and silly picture books – anything to get kids giggling is right up my alley! Whether the creators use subtle humor, great rhymes, or illustrations that you can’t miss, These are some of my favorite pictures books guaranteed to put a smile on your face! Disclosure: Some…
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Spruce Up Your Wardrobe
I love bookish t-shirts, mugs, bags, you name it! I love promoting my bookish lifestyle and there are some absolutely amazing stores you can shop from – Out of Print, Blissfully Bookish, but today I’m sharing a wonderful new shop and I’m so excited! Jarrett Lerner has been creating really…
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9 Titles All About Tornadoes
It’s been a little crazy weather-wise in my neck of the woods in the past few weeks. Although we live over two hours from the ocean, we’re getting a lot of rain and tornado watches and warnings. In the past two weeks, we’ve spent a good amount of time in…
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9 Picture Books that Celebrate Hair
My hair is probably the longest it’s been since I was five or six years old. It’s only this long for two reasons, one – my sister’s wedding in June (it’s so much easier to style when you have more to style) and two – COVID. I’ve been trying to…
