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#MGBooktober 2020
#MGBooktober is the brainchild of the MG Book Village team and author Annaliese Avery and is now in its fourth year! There’s a new prompt every day for #MGBooktober 2020. Some are really easy and others get me thinking. Prompts like “Book that challenged your thinking” or “Book that got…
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Soar
Synopsis: Ramone, a shy, ruby-throated hummingbird, is about to leave the nest for the first time. But his anxiety and fear keep him from taking off as he contemplates all that could go wrong. Full of kind words and encouragement, Ramone’s mother gives him room to work through his emotions,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Super Long Book Titles
What I love is that some books just have crazy, long titles like all of the Captain Underpants books. And others like No More Naps! looks like a short title, until you read the complete title all together – No More Naps!: A Story for When You’re Wide-Awake and Definitely…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/12/2020
What I Read This week I read three books, the first – Dear Universe by Florence Gonsalves is a YA contemporary fiction when all that matters is senior prom and graduation until it isn’t and how one girl manages her home life with finishing school. The second book I read…
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Storytime Theme: Bats
Continuing our fall storytime themes this month, today we’re highlighting Bats! Can you believe that in all the years I did storytime, I never did a storytime theme on bats? It’s probably because they’re not my favorite animal, I mean I love that they eat bugs, but they are definitely…
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9 Middle Grade Books for World Mental Health Day
It’s World Mental Health Day. Sadly, so many people struggle with mental health because there is not a lot of information widely available for people to turn toward. Mental health was (and still is) kept quiet about as if it’s a secret. Don’t get me wrong, the entire world doesn’t…
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Four on Friday: Fire Prevention Week
Fire Prevention Week occurs every fall and it’s always important to go over your family’s safety plan and to practice it! Not only verbally discuss what your family would do, but to physically go through the plan. Make sure kids know where to meet you outside of the home. For…
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The True Story of Zippy Chippy
Synopsis: “Zippy Chippy is descended from the leading legends of horse racing. He is destined for greatness and glory. But . . . when the starting bell rings, it’s anybody’s guess what Zippy will do. Will Zippy go for a gentle trot around the track or stop and smell the…
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Celebrating Poetry through Picture Books
There is no better time than when your child is young to introduce them to poetry. Songs are basically poems set to music and kids LOVE songs! Today I’m sharing 12 picture books celebrating poetry! Poetry is not uncommon in picture books because children love sounds and rhyme and rhythm…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Covers with Fall Colors
I think it’s so fun to focus on the color of covers because you get to pull together books that typically wouldn’t be on the same list! You can check out other color lists I’ve done in the past – yellow, blue, orange, purple, and turquoise. I’ve already created both…
