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12 Kids Titles All About Patience
As the United States and much of the rest of the world wait for the official election results to be posted, we are reminded that many adults aren’t very patient. Waiting is hard! We all have to remember that whoever wins this election, it is still up to the people…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Non-Bookish Hobbies
So, this was an interesting topic because so much of my life is about books – at work and in my personal life! I couldn’t think of ten hobbies, but these are all things I love to do! Baking/CookingI love spending time in my kitchen, trying new recipes and perfecting…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/2/2020
What I Read I’m continuing to kick butt on finishing up my TBR pile for 2020! I devoured Camp by L.C. Rosen, an LGBTQ+ summer camp book that was a fun read! I also read Atomic Women: The Untold Stories of the Scientists Who Helped Create the Nuclear Bomb by…
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National Author’s Day
It’s National Author’s Day and the first day of National Novel Writing Month! Double whammy! Wondering how you can celebrate this year? The best way to celebrate National Author’s Day is to support your favorite authors by purchasing their books. Like many other businesses this year, authors have been financially…
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Storytime Theme: Moon
The moon was so bright this morning when I went out to walk my dog. It was still very much dark outside and much colder than it has been! The moon was almost full and just so, so bright! I thought a list of moon storytime books would be perfect…
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Four on Friday: National Candy Corn Day
It’s National Candy Corn Day! Just in time for Halloween and whether you love or hate the sugary treat, you can’t seem to escape it during this time of year! Personally, I don’t love it, but if I start eating it, it’s hard to stop. Today for Four on Friday,…
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Which Halloween Witch? 9 Witch Picture Books
If you loved the monster and ghost book lists, check out this list of picture books about Halloween witches. You won’t find fantasy world witches, Salem Witch Trial witches, or actual witches among these pages! Just in time for Halloween! 9 Witch Picture Books Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman, illustrated…
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Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns
Synopsis: “Long ago, the gods of Mesoamerica set out to create humans. They tried many times during each sun, or age. When all their attempts failed and the gods grew tired, only one did not give up: Quetzalcóatl—the Feathered Serpent. To continue, he first had to retrieve the sacred bones…
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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…
