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Thai Green Curry with Spring Vegetables
After four days without electricity, it was so nice to get back into the kitchen and start cooking again! Even on long days after work, I enjoy making dinner and this recipe was super tasty! For whatever reason, cooking helps me decompress, maybe because you can follow directions or veer…
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16 Picture Books Featuring Black Characters
Today I’m sharing 16 picture books featuring Black characters by Black authors. There are dozens of wonderful books featuring black characters written by white authors and there’s nothing wrong with those titles. But, right now, it’s important to bring awareness to Black creators. Be sure to include these books as…
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
Synopsis: “Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Kwame Mbalia’s epic fantasy, a middle grade American Gods set in a richly-imagined world populated with African American folk heroes and West African gods. Seventh grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Give Off Summer Vibes
So, I may have jumped the gun a little and skipped a week in Top Ten Tuesday world last week! Oops! Oh well, instead I got to focus on some awesome YA titles that totally give off a summer vibe! It’s just what I needed today! Top Ten Tuesday: Books…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/8/2020
Last Week What’s the best way to jump start your reading? Losing power for four days! We lost power in a massive storm that blew through the area on Wednesday at lunchtime and we finally got our power back on Sunday around 5pm. Even though we lost everything in our…
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Storytime Theme: Food
It’s been radio silence on my blog for the past few days! We had a massive storm blow through southeastern Pennsylvania on Wednesday around lunchtime. We were one of the over 1 million people who lost power and we still haven’t gotten it back. We tried to get our generator…
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Kidlit Rally for Black Lives
Kwame Alexander has organized a Kidlit Rally for Black Lives hosted by The Brown Bookshelf. As if I could love him anymore? Organized by Black authors and illustrators, the Brown Bookshelf was “designed to push awareness of the myriad Black voices writing for young readers.” They have some amazing book…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’ve Added to my TBR and Forgotten Why
I try to purge my TBR list every once in a while. There are always so many new books being published, I usually just end up giving up a few titles that I put on my list months ago. Here are some that I revisited making this list and now…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/1/2020
Last Week I definitely haven’t caught up with my reading, but I have read all of my ARCs that were published in April. I’m still a month behind in my reading, but I’m whittling down the books on my TBR shelves. This week, I read: This Is My Brain In…
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16 Books with Black Characters Written by Black Authors
My heart hurts every time I have to address police brutality, like school and gun violence, these situations keep happening and nothing seems to get better. People across the country are hurting right now and it can be seen in the number of peaceful protests and the more violent looting…
