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Princess Readalikes: Cinderella’s Hopefulness
The characters in these titles show their own strength and hopefulness, just like Cinderella. Cinderella’s stand out trait has to be her hopefulness. She has a fairly terrible childhood, as she becomes an orphan and a servant to her own stepmother and stepsisters, but through it all, continues to hope…
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#blogbookaday: The Hugely-Wugely Spider
Summary: “We’ve all heard of the Itsy-Bitsy Spider right? But have you heard of the the Hugely-Wugely Spider? He’s just like Itsy-Bitsy except he’s a little–no–a lot bigger. The Hugely-Wugely Spider went up the water spout, well not really, because he wasn’t invited by the other spiders. And maybe because his…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Hidden Gems
Race to the Bottom of the Sea by Lindsay Eagar Elsie Mae Has Something to Say by Nancy J. Cavanaugh The List by Patricia Forde The Voyage to Magical North by Claire Fayers The Night Parade by Kathryn Tanquary A Blind Guide to Stinkville by Beth Vrabel A Nearer Moon…
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#blogbookaday: Babies Can Sleep Anywhere
Summary: “What better way to encourage a little one to sleep than with a soothing rhyme and image after image of sleeping animals! This gentle picture book introduces the sleeping habits of many animals—from puppies to whales—and compares them to the sometimes-unusual habits of human babies. In backpacks, on knees, in…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/10/18
I can’t believe it’s already September! I have no idea where this summer has gone, let alone the year! Even though I did get to read Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo (and it was amazing), I’m moving fairly slowly through The Ship Beyond Time by Heidi Heilig and not because it’s bad –…
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#blogbookaday: Dog Loves Drawing
Summary: “Dog loves books, but one day he receives a strange one in the mail—it’s blank! Soon, Dog realizes that this book is not for reading, but for drawing. Before long, Dog is doodling and drawing himself into a new world, full of friends and surprises.” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: Dog…
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#blogbookaday: Night Out
Summary: “When a small, friendless boy goes to bed at his boarding school, an adventure is about to begin! First he finds an invitation in his turtle’s bowl. Next he makes an escape–out the window, through the woods, across a river, and onto an island. And then he joins a grand…
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#blogbookaday: Mixed: A Colorful Story
Summary: “The reds, the yellows, and the blues all think they’re the best in this vibrant, thought-provoking picture book with a message of acceptance and unity. In the beginning, there were three colors . . . Reds, Yellows, and Blues. All special in their own ways, all living in harmony–until one…
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CYBILS: Call for Judges
The CYBILS, Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards, are looking for book bloggers and reviewers to volunteer for this year’s awards. I got the chance to judge in the first round a few years ago for the children’s nonfiction category and really learned a lot about nonfiction titles that…
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#blogbookaday: Bub
Summary: “A little monster, caught in the middle of a boisterous monster family, tries to find a way to be seen in this whimsically sweet and quirky picture book from the author of Henny and Peddles. For Bub, it’s not easy being the middle child in his little monster family—especially such a noisy and…
