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2019 ALA Youth Media Awards
I love the ALA Youth Media Awards! I love seeing the authors and illustrators I love receiving some recognition for their amazing work. And I love being able to discover new titles, some of which I haven’t even heard of before! I’ve included the extensive list of winners and honor…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/28/19
Last Week I had every intention to read four titles this week. Did I? Nope! I did read Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier and The Secret of Dinswood by Ellen Alexander, but didn’t get to the other titles. There were nights I was…
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Reaching a Wider Audience
I’m really trying to find a wider audience this year for my blog. Literacious started off with a focus on providing children’s librarians with ideas from early literacy to middle school programming and booklists that span the childhood. But as my day job has changed and I’ve started focusing more…
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Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
Summary: “It’s been five years since the Sweep disappeared. Orphaned and alone, Nan Sparrow had no other choice but to work for a ruthless chimney sweep named Wilkie Crudd. She spends her days sweeping out chimneys. The job is dangerous and thankless, but with her wits and will, Nan has…
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Three on a Theme: Winter Animals
I love winter when it means that I can stay home curled up in my reading chair with a great book! Otherwise, I’m not a huge fan of the cold. It was 9°F this week, my body doesn’t even know how to function in that weather! I had layers on…
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Hulk Read Alikes
The story of the Incredible Hulk is the story of a scientist whose accidental run-in with gamma rays turns him into what he considers to be a monster. The world sees this monster as a superhero and in that way these stories are similar. Some are of unlikely superheroes, while…
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24 Must-Have Books for Toddlers
Last year I created two lists of must-have titles for babies – 0-6 months old and 7-12 months old. Now, as a huge proponent of early literacy and lifelong reading, I’ll let you in on a little secret, these books can be read to kids (and adults) of all ages!…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant to Read in 2018
Without fail, I always miss a couple of titles that I wanted to read during the year. But, what I try to remind myself is that I don’t have to read everything the same year it’s been published. I usually spend much of January and part of February catching up…
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9 Biographies About Martin Luther King, Jr.
I wanted to have this ready for Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday last week, but I didn’t have a chance to get it finished. So thankfully, we’re celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day today! Here are nine biographies about the famous civil rights activist that you should be certain to…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/21/19
Last Week I finally was able to get some reading in this week. My favorite part of the week is Saturday morning after I’ve walked and fed Aria. I’ll grab some juice or tea and head up to the office to sit in my big comfy chair-and-a-half with a blanket…
