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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Recent Additions to My Bookshelf
For today’s Top Ten Tuesday: Most Recent Additions to My Bookshelf, I’m providing a sneak peek at a few of the new books I’ll be reviewing in the next few weeks! From picture books to young adult titles, there’s a little something for everyone! Top Ten Tuesday: Most Recent Additions…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/20/2020
Last Week This past week I read Don’t Check Out This Book by Kate Klise – it was a quick read and really funny with tongue-in-cheek character names and a great story. I’ll be sharing a review later this week! I also absolutely loved Lovely War by Julie Berry, it…
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Book Talking 45+ Books in 45 Minutes
How do you learn about all the amazing books being published every year? It’s not easy, even for people in the industry! I use a mixture of review journals, social media, talking with colleagues, Netgallye, and Edelweiss. How do kids keep up? Usually, it’s from coming across titles that their…
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Storytime Theme: Hibernation
With classic favorites like Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson and nonfiction titles like Why Do Bears Sleep All Winter? by Mary Englar, this storytime theme: hibernation is an easy one to create! You can incorporate as much weather-related science as you want to create a STEM storytime, or shift…
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One, Two, Three Dim Sum
One, Two, Three Dim Sum Synopsis: “Children and their parents can learn to count to ten in both English and Mandarin in this fun bilingual counting book of food. This book features traditional Chinese food items paired with numbers in both English and Chinese. Illustrated by Rich Lo, you’ll learn…
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Slice of Life: Yoga Journey
As I spent an afternoon mindlessly scrolling through Twitter before the New Year, I stumbled upon a 30-Day Yoga Journey. Adriene offered a yoga practice for 30 days in a row to start off the new year. I signed up on a whim and thought it would be something fun…
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ALA Youth Media Awards 101
I’m inspired by the college campuses across the country heading back to school this week. So, I thought I’d educate my readers on a topic I love. Every year, I gush over what I like to call my Oscars, Super Bowl, [insert mega-award here], etc. the American Library Association’s (ALA)…
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Jason Reynolds Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
I am so excited to see Jason Reynolds named the newest National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. He’s in good company as he’s taking the reins from the former ambassador, Jacqueline Woodson. This position is appointed by Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress and is co-sponsored by the Library of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Discoveries I Made in 2019
I wasn’t really sure where I was going when I started thinking about this post, but I realized there were so many other books I loved this year that I didn’t get to promote, so here are just a few! I wanted to highlight a couple of picture books and…
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Censorship or the Freedom to Read?
Public libraries have been fighting against censorship for decades. In fact, each year, public libraries celebrate the freedom to read by hosting Banned Book Week in September. In recent news, Representative Ben Baker of Missouri’s House of Representatives proposed the “Parental Oversights of Public Libraries Act” which directly attacks ALA’s…
