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Three on a Theme: Unicorns
Unicorns are hot right now – rainbows, glitter, cupcakes! The whole nine yards! I could have created a much longer list of unicorn picture books, but instead went with some storylines that are little unexpected in the uni-verse (get it?) Have fun checking out these not-your-typical unicorn books! There are…
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#blogbookaday: Mustafa
Summary: “Mustafa and his family traveled a long way to reach their new home. Some nights Mustafa dreams about the country he used to live in, and he wakes up not knowing where he is. Then his mother takes him out to the balcony to see the moon — the same…
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Connect with Literacious
With a beautiful new format to my blog, I want to make sure readers know how to connect with Literacious, because there are a lot of ways to do so! I’ve met some amazing people in my personal learning network that I would never have known if not for my…
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#blogbookaday: The Day You Begin
Summary: “National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpré Illustrator Award winner Rafael López have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone. There will be times when you walk into a room and no one…
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Princess Readalikes: Belle’s Intelligence
Belle is my favorite princess, I mean she’s a voracious reader, so how can she not be? Besides being an avid reader, she’s also an assistant inventor (helping her dad), curious and unapologetically herself in a small town that doesn’t understand her. The characters in the following books are bright,…
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#blogbookaday: The Secrets of Ninja School
Summary: “Ruby sets out to learn her own secret skill at Master Willow’s School for Ninjas in this charming picture book that celebrates confidence, creativity, and kindness. Includes a craft for making a felt stuffed dragon! Master Willow’s Ninja School is a place where junior ninja saplings must learn many important…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’d Like to Meet
I’ve been blessed to meet a number of authors and illustrators in my career at conferences, book festivals and expos. But a few who I would love to meet (and haven’t yet) include the authors below. I chose my list based on the titles they’ve published (which I’ve loved), interviews…
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#blogbookaday: This Is the Nest That Robin Built
Summary: “A robin’s animal friends help build her nest in this cumulative collage picture book. Robin is building a nest, and her friends are ready to help! The squirrel trims the twigs. The dog brings the string. The horse shares his straw. And then a surprise gatefold spread reveals how Robin…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/1/18
What happened to September? I swear it was just Labor Day weekend and now we’re looking at October already! AHHHHHHHH!!!!! I did get the chance to read Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough and it was perfectly fitting to read the week of the Kavanaugh hearing. The story is historical fiction…
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#blogbookaday: Old Hat
Summary: “Harbet likes his comfy knitted hat, but the others keep jeering at him – OLD HAT! OLD HAT! No matter what headwear he buys – be it a towering fruit platter hat, an old-boot-on-the-head hat or a brightly lit traffic cone hat, Harbet cannot keep up with the latest fashions.…
