• Lifestyle

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/23/19

    Last Week Finally! I put more of an emphasis on my reading life this past week and it definitely paid off! I got through a great stack of books and feel a little bit better with what I want to accomplish before the end of the year. I finished up…

  • Reviews

    The Night Baafore Christmas

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    The Night Baafore Christmas Synopsis: “It’s Christmas Eve and Bo can’t sleep, so he starts counting sheep. But when the sheep get bored, they scatter, wreaking holiday mayhem all over the house. “Sheep 4 gnaws the stockings–leaves holes in the toes; 5 swallows some garland, and tinsel, and bows!” Children…

  • Lists

    9 Picture Books About Reindeer

    Reindeer Ornament

    We’re getting closer to Christmas! With so much more to do, I’ve got big plans for this weekend. Wrapping gifts, packing to head to my parents for a few days and cleaning up the house (how did it get so messy?)! But, before the holiday officially starts, check out these…

  • Lists

    Four on Friday: Christmas Elves

    Christmas

    Children’s books about elves are actually not as easy to find as you might think! There are a bunch that have been published by very small independent publishers or even self-published, but finding titles that are easily accessible for most people was a little difficult! Below is my list of…

  • Reviews

    Odd Dog Out

    dachshund

    Synopsis: “It’s a dog’s life in the big, busy city, but there’s one lonely pup who doesn’t quite fit in. She behaves differently from the rest, sports rainbow in a sea of gray, and marches to the beat of her own drum. She’s one Odd Dog. Join Odd Dog as…

  • Lists

    Best STEM Books 2020

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    For those of us, adults and kids alike, that shy away from science and math, books featuring STEM concepts are a great way to be introduced to these themes. The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) has partnered with the Children’s Book Council (CBC) for the second time to create a…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Winter TBR

    Top Ten Tuesday

    For today’s Top Ten Tuesday: Winter TBR list, I’m all over the place! I included a few adult books I haven’t gotten to yet, a few soon-to-be-published titles and a few I just never got around to this year. I’m not great at scheduling out my reading more than my…

  • Lists

    Twas the Night Before Christmas

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    Twas the Night Before Christmas actually titled A Visit from St. Nicholas was published anonymously in 1823. It was later attributed to Clement C. Moore in 1837 after he claimed ownership of the poem. Moore was an upstanding professor and it is said didn’t want something as “unscholarly” as a…

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    31 Days, 31 Lists, Fuse #8 Production

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    If you’re not familiar with A Fuse #8 Production, it’s a blog hosted on School Library Journal. It’s written by Betsy Bird, the Collection Manager for Evanston Public Libary. She has also served on the Newbery Committee and written for Horn Book. I’m going to say it, she knows her…