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10th Annual Picture Book 10 for 10: Kindness
Picture Book 10 for 10 is an annual event to share picture books you love with fellow book lovers! I’ve been participating for a few years and like to choose a new theme each year. Previous themes have included – Sing Along, Owls, and Wordless Picture Books. Today’s theme is…
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Four on Friday: International Cat Day
I’d be remiss as a librarian not to share some cat picture books for International Cat Day (August 8th). So, although I’m a day late, here’s my Four on Friday: International Cat Day themed list! To be honest, and at the risk of losing my librarian card, I’m actually more…
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Summer of Nonfiction: Poetry
I bet most people don’t immediately think about poetry when you say nonfiction titles, but you’d be surprised by how much poetry is incorporated into nonfiction titles, especially for kids. Explore these great titles in my Summer of Nonfiction: Poetry list this week. I think it’s really important to expose…
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August Isle by Ali Standish
Synopsis: “For years, Miranda has stared at postcards of August Isle, Florida. The town her mother spent her summers as a girl. The town Miranda has always ached to visit. She just never wanted it to happen this way. When she arrives on the Isle, alone and uncertain, to spend…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Cover Re-Designs
I don’t necessarily have a strong feeling about cover re-designs. Most likely because in my mind a re-design means the book has staying power. It’s something that is getting transformed so the next generation can be a part of it! I took a look at five titles that I loved…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/5/19
Last Week I am absolutely loving the MG @ Heart Summer Book Bingo list. Each title has been an amazing experience with unforgettable characters and I’ve honestly loved each and every one. This week, I’ve read a few more titles on the list and hope to finish the last couple…
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4 Picture Books About Cooking
I love to cook! I’m constantly looking for new recipes to try and meals to make. And I think a lot of it stems from my childhood – my parents encouraged (and required) all of us to pitch in with chores around the house and especially in the kitchen. With…
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Sun Storytime
Here’s the last storytime for my outer space theme – the sun! It’s been fun combining fiction and nonfiction books for the past few weeks to create a great list of outer space titles that are perfect for reading aloud to young kids or as options for older children to…
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Summer of Nonfiction: Encyclopedias
Is there a kid in your life who won’t necessarily sit down and read a novel? But, if you hand them the Guinness Book of World Records you won’t see them for a couple of hours? My Summer of Nonfiction: Encyclopedias list are nonfiction titles are for that kid –…
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Girl of the Southern Sea
Synopsis: “From the time she was a little girl, Nia has dreamed up adventures about the Javanese mythical princess, Dewi Kadita. Now fourteen, Nia would love nothing more than to continue her education and become a writer. But high school costs money her family doesn’t have; everything her father earns…
