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African American Children’s Book Fair
If you’re looking for a way to support African American authors and illustrators, especially during Black History Month, you’ve got to check out the 29th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair. It’s all virtual this year and it’s free! And, let me tell you, boy, do they have an amazing…
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2021 Goals Review – January
Like so many people, I begin a new year with high hopes for myself, and inevitably, life gets in the way and I let go of my goals by now. This year, I’m going to try and reflect each month about what’s going well and what I want to improve…
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World Read Aloud Day
Today marks the 12th annual World Read Aloud Day! LitWorld founded World Read Aloud Day “in celebration of the power of reading aloud to create community, to amplify new stories, and to advocate for literacy as a foundational human right.” I’m definitely behind this movement. And it’s so easy! Read…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books Written Before I Was Born
This week’s theme of books written before I was born was such a fun way to visit some of my favorite stories growing up. I was born in the mid 80s, so authors like the great Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume had written some absolutely amazing books for kids. Children’s…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/1/2021
What I Read This past week wasn’t too bad for reading – I got a chance to sit down with and read over the weekend too a little! I loving having my Winter Reading Challenge as a guide right now, it’s keeping me focused on some titles that I’ve wanted…
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The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Synopsis: “An action-packed, instant best-seller in the UK! Hitch a ride on this global adventure from Own Voices debut author Nizrana…
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Storytime Theme: Things That Go 2021
So, last week I talked about “intense interests” and how many kids gravitate to learning everything about dinosaurs. But, the most popular “intense interest” is all about Things That Go! Which, I’m honestly not surprised by. We have countless families asking us for books about cars and trucks. Rather than…
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Four on Friday: Pigeons
I was wondering what to talk about on today’s post and I’ll often hit up Twitter and Instagram to look for some ideas and inspiration. I saw a post featuring Don’t Feed the Coos and since I literally had just finished reading Coo, I felt like I had my theme!…
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21 Middle Grade Books That are Out of this World
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the Challenger explosion. I was only a year old when this pivotal moment in history happened. And before September 11, it was one of the more recent events that many people could remember where they were when they heard the news. I just recently…
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My Thoughts on the YMAs
Monday morning was an exciting day in the kid lit world. The American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards were announced! Now that I’ve had some time to reflect, I wanted to share some of my thoughts on the YMAs (for what it’s worth). If you’re looking for a complete list…
