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Top Ten Tuesday: Ghostly Picture Books
It’s a Halloween freebie this week! And as a self-proclaimed scaredy-cat, this wasn’t an easy list to create! But, after realizing that I’ve already created a really fun monster book list, I thought it would be fun to take a look at ghosts in picture books. So here are today’s…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/26/2020
What I Read I’m so excited that I got a bunch of reading done this week! I finished up Quintessence by Jess Redman, which I loved! Plus, I read Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad: Absolute Hero by Valerie Tripp which is a fun STEM early middle grade novel. I…
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Spring 2021 Sneak Preview – Little, Brown & Co.
There’s nothing more exciting than getting a BIG box of books delivered to your doorstep from a publisher. Last week, I received a box from Hachette, specifically the Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. The box is filled with spring 2021 titles and I get a chance to read and…
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Storytime Theme: Pumpkins
I’ve done “fall-themed” storytimes in the past, but none that are specifically pumpkin focused! Today I’m sharing a wide range of pumpkin books for kids. You can easily pick and choose from this list and add your own favorites for storytimes for toddlers through early elementary school. You can also…
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Four on Friday: Public Speaking & Debate
With all eyes in the U.S. on the 2020 presidential election, I felt that I should probably offer up some different titles than the typical “election” books that are available. (Although, I do have a list of those titles too!) Today’s Four on Friday: Public Speaking & Debate focuses more…
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Quick (& Healthy) Dinner
Anything that begins with quick and includes the word healthy when it comes to meal planning is right up my alley! The fact that it’s a curry means it’s automatically in my meal rotation! Last night I was able to pull together Bangkok Curry Noodles in 30 minutes and it…
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Quintessence by Jess Redman
Synopsis: “Find the Elements. Grow the Light. Save the Starling. Three months ago, twelve-year-old Alma moved to the town of Four Points. Her panic attacks started a week later, and they haven’t stopped—even though she’s told her parents that they have. She’s homesick and friendless and every day she feels…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Read Because Someone Recommended Them to Me
Being a librarian and book blogger means getting book recommendations ALL. THE. TIME. It also means I don’t get to all of them – there are so many books out there! Today, I’m sharing just a few titles that were recommended to me by coworkers, other book bloggers, and a…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/19/2020
What I Read It was a bit of a week – a few unexpected things popped up and I worked on our first Saturday open to the public which cut into my weekend reading time a bit! Unfortunately, I was so exhausted most nights, I didn’t even crack open a…
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Storytime Plans
Global pandemic/quarantine aside, I haven’t really done storytime for four years now. Can you believe that? But, my Storytime Plans page gets some of the highest views on my blog, even now. Although originally designed for children’s librarians, these storytime plans can easily be adapted for preschool and childcare centers,…
