• Reviews

    The Simple Art of Flying

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    Summary: “Sometimes flying means keeping your feet on the ground… Born in a dismal room in a pet store, Alastair the African grey parrot dreams of escape to bluer skies. He’d like nothing more than to fly away to a palm tree with his beloved sister, Aggie. But when Aggie…

  • Reviews

    Ruby In the Sky

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    Summary: “Twelve-year-old Ruby Moon Hayes does not want her new classmates to ask about her father. She does not want them to know her mother has been arrested. And she definitely does not want to make any friends. Ruby just wants to stay as silent and invisible as a new…

  • Lists

    8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Adventurous Guys

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    Yesterday I wrote a post about read aloud chapter books for strong girls and promised a post about guys and after doing some digging I found these 8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Adventurous Guys! Now, let me make this very clear – these are not books to read to…

  • Lists

    8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Strong Girls

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    I love creating reading list geared specifically to someone special. My 8 Read Aloud Chapter Books featuring strong girls is for my best friend’s daughter. She’s an absolute book lover – and has loved reading with her parents since she was a baby and as she’s grown up, my friend…

  • Activities

    Petite Picasso Preschool Art

    I love art and am jealous of friends who are artistic and create such amazing things with their talent. I’m artistic with a camera, but put a paintbrush, pencil or marker in my hand and I can’t draw a straight line with a ruler! Petite Picasso Preschool Art is my…

  • Lifestyle

    Literacious Flavor of the Month

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    Did you know that beyond the awesome content posted on my blog each and every day that you can also sign up for my monthly newsletter called Literacious Flavor of the Month? I only started my newsletter a few months ago, but it’s chock full on NEW content that you’ll never see posted…

  • Lifestyle

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/7/19

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    Last Week It was an extremely successful first week of 2019 in terms of reading! I was able to read three middle grade titles – an e-galley (a book being published in the next few months) and a couple of titles that you’ll find at your favorite library or independent…

  • Lists

    2018 Nerdy Book Club Awards

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    I didn’t forget to post – I was waiting for all the categories to be announced to promote the 2018 Nerdy Book Club Awards! I’d love to explain the Nerdies in my own words, but Donalyn Miller, one of the founders of the awards says it so much better! “The…