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20th Century Picture Book Biographies
Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared some new picture book biography lists for you to enjoy! Picture book biographies have become extremely popular for publishers over the past decade or so. While, I don’t think they are quite as popular with the public, I think there is huge potential…
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Storytime Theme: Winter Animals
It’s been ten years(!) since I last posted a Winter Animals storytime lesson plan. I wanted to create an updated book list, add some new songs, and a couple of crafts for a refresh. This would be a great storytime to incorporate some nonfiction text into storytime in a really…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2026
Choosing only ten titles as the most anticipated books coming out over the course of the next six months is very tricky. Today, I’m sharing just a couple of middle grade novels that I’m excited about. A few are written by authors that I’ve enjoyed in the past, while others…
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Storytime Theme: Winter Wonderland
It has been a minute since I created a Winter Wonderland storytime theme (over 10 years ago!), so I thought it might be time to update the blog post with some recently published winter-themed picture books, add a few new craft ideas, and of course a couple of rhymes and…
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19th Century Picture Book Biographies
Over the next few weeks, I’m going to be sharing some new picture book biography lists for you to enjoy! Picture book biographies have become extremely popular for publishers over the past decade or so. While, I don’t think they are quite as popular with the public, I think there…
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Storytime Theme: Unicorns
It has been a minute since I posted a unicorn storytime lesson plan, so I thought it was about time to revisit this very popular theme! For this theme, I focused on including several recently published titles, hopefully a few that might even be new to you. Beyond the books,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I Read in 2025
I don’t know that I ever imagined a cowboy romance novel being on my list of enjoyable reads for the year, but I really enjoyed the Rebel Blue Ranch series by Lyla Sage. I also have a lot of other favorite romance authors on this list as it was a…
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Storytime Theme: Pi Day
Somehow, in the midst of writing up lesson plans all lat year for holidays, I somehow missed this nerdy, math-focused (and delicious!) holiday – Pi Day! Create a super, simple STEM storytime lesson plan with some fun picture book read alouds, a few songs, and a craft too. It doesn’t…
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18th Century Picture Book Biographies
Over the next few weeks, I’m going to be sharing some new picture book biography lists for you to enjoy! Picture book biographies have become extremely popular for publishers over the past decade or so. While, I don’t think they are quite as popular with the public, I think there…
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Read Aloud Books for Preschoolers
I love giving books as gifts for kids. They can be such personal gifts, but for a lot of people, books can be daunting because unless you’re familiar with it, how do you know what to give? Many times, people will fall back on the books they remember as kids…
