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    #blogbookaday: Moon

    Summary:  “Like many children, Moon leads a busy life. School, homework, music lessons, sports, and the next day it begins again. She wonders if things could be different. Then, one night, she meets a wolf. The wolf takes Moon deep into the dark, fantastical forest and there she learns to howl, how…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Best of 2018 So Far

    The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds This Story Is For You by Greg Pizzoli Nature’s First Lullaby by Dee Leone Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel Turn This Book Into a Beehive!: Start a Living Colony in Your Own Backyard, Plus 19 Other Experiments and Activities to Make You a…

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    Fractured Fairy Tales: 10+ Fairy Tales for Ages 3-7

    Summer is here! And that means loads of time for kids to experience books in all their glory. This is also a great time to encourage kids to read the books they choose (without having to worry about school assignments) and to try out new genres that they might be…

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    #blogbookaday: The Little Red Fort

    Summary:  “Ruby’s mind is always full of ideas. One day, she finds some old boards and decides to build something. She invites her brothers to help, but they just laugh and tell her she doesn’t know how to build. “Then I’ll learn,” she says. And she does! When she creates a dazzling…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/9/18

    I finally got a little more reading done and now that I’m on vacation this week, I hope my reading continues! This past week, I read Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor which was really interesting – a fantasy adventure set in Nigeria. I’m going to have to track down Akata Warrior, the…

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    #blogbookaday: Honey

    Summary:  “Bear is ravenous when he wakes up from his winter sleep and has one thing on his mind: honey! Alas, it is too soon for honey, so Bear tries hard to be patient. The world around him is waking up, too, and he soon remembers all the other things he…

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    #blogbookaday: Rhyme Crime

    Summary:  “From the creator of Splat! comes more playful, irreverent, kid-empowering fun–with a rhyming twist. In this buoyant rhyming romp, words have gone mysteriously missing: Who stole Marlow’s happy smile, and replaced it with a crocodile? Who swiped Dingle’s sneeze–aaaaachooo!–and left a stinky cheese? The thief took Tumble’s orange, and switched it with…

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    Realistic Fiction Booklist Recap

    Realistic Fiction Book Recap  Windows & Mirrors: 10+ Realistic Fiction Titles for Ages 3-7 Family, Friends, & School: 15+ Realistic Fiction Titles for Ages 8-12 Where Do I Fit In?: 13+ Realistic Fiction Titles for Ages 13 and up Real Life: 10+ Nonfiction Titles

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    Daddies Do!

    Synopsis: “Who wrestles with you for fun—but then surrenders and says you’ve won? Who takes you on outings and just doesn’t care what outfit you’re wearing or if you’ve got messy hair? Guess who? DADDIES DO! Meet a delightful group of animal daddies, including a bird who teaches his baby…