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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope I Find Under My Christmas Tree This Morning
Dear Girl by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Paris Rosenthal The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller Forever or a Day by Sarah Jacoby The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora Anne of Green Gables: a graphic novel by Mariah Marsden Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart Top…
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#blogbookaday: Thank You, Omu!
Summary: “Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu’s delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses toward the scrumptious scent. And one by one, Omu offers a portion of her meal. Soon the pot is empty. Has she been so generous that she has nothing left…
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#blogbookaday: The Dreamer
Summary: “Once, there was a pig who admired birds. But he could never join them. Or could he? Thus begins the journey of a pig with big dreams, and the perseverance to make them come true. He develops flight plans, builds experimental contraptions, and has far-flung adventures, but at the…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/24/18
Last Week Although it’s been a busy week before Christmas, I was able to finish a couple of titles – The Simple Art of Flying by Cory Leonardo and It Wasn’t Me by Dana Alison Levy. The Simple Art of Flying was a great story written from three different perspectives – A young…
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#blogbookaday: Aquarium
Summary: “A girl ventures to the water’s edge, dreaming of a new friend. And, just like that, a beguiling red fish leaps into her life. But is friendship a sea these two can navigate together? From debut Argentinian author-illustrator Cynthia Alonso comes a wordless picture book about the timeless beauty…
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#blogbookaday: Business Pig
Summary: “Right from the start, everyone at the barnyard could tell Jasper wasn’t like his siblings: “I believe what we have here is a gen-u-WINE Business Pig!” No wallowing in the mud or rooting for grubs for Jasper; he’d rather help with the bookkeeping or conduct a meeting. Though everyone…
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#blogbookaday: The Dress and the Girl
Summary: “A little girl and her favorite dress dream of an extraordinary life. They enjoy simple pleasures together on a beautiful Greek island. They watch the sunset, do chores, and pick wildflowers on the way home. One day, the dress and the girl must leave the island and immigrate to…
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Three on a Theme: Christmas
I just had to share my three favorite Christmas books with you today! These three books hold some amazing memories for me. My parents read aloud to us all the time growing up, in fact my mom read aloud to us through high school (which I still think is pretty…
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#blogbookaday: Cycle City
Summary: “When little Etta the Elephant goes to her Aunt Ellen’s house, she takes a journey through bicycle-filled Cycle City, a town filled with bikes of all kinds! At the end of the day, a special surprise awaits Etta—the most amazing bicycle parade imaginable. Detail-rich illustrations in this fun seek-and-find…
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Even Superheroes Make Mistakes
Summary: “What do young superheroes do when they’ve blundered and bungled? They don’t get mad; they get SMART! This fun follow-up to Even Superheroes Have Bad Days teaches kids another humorous lesson in overcoming adversity. Even superheroes sometimes slip up and err. And when that happens, do they say, “It’s not FAIR?”…
