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#blogbookaday: Nature’s Lullaby Fills the Night
Summary: “Night falls, and the world sings a lullaby in this beautifully imagined picture book. The lush illustrations and gentle, rhyming text will lull young readers to sleep. Shh—listen. Can you hear the quiet, loving sounds of the nighttime world? From moths fluttering their powdery wings, to a nightingale’s sweet trills,…
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Celebrate Black History Month – Activists
I’m working on creating a booklist to celebrate Black History Month highlighting nonfiction and biographies (with a few historical fiction titles as well). First up, is activists – now this list could go on for days, but to keep it somewhat contained (and to fit on my brochure for the…
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#blogbookaday: A Couch for Llama
Summary: “When a family finds a surprising new home for an old couch, a llama becomes the happiest creature of all. The Lago family really loves their couch. It’s perfect for reading, snuggling, playing, and jumping. But all good things must come to an end, and, one day, the family realizes the…
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Book Review: Smack Dab In the Middle of Maybe
Synopsis: Cricket’s had a rough go of it lately, her father has died, her mama ran off and now she’s stuck with her aunt and cousins who make her life miserable. So when an opportunity presents itself to learn the the truth about a secret room her mama’s always talked…
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#blogbookaday: The Digger and the Flower
Summary: “From the acclaimed author/artist of Beyond the Pond and Rulers of the Playground comes a breathtaking new book with a powerful message about the environment, perfect for fans of Peter Brown’s The Curious Garden and Kadir Nelson’s If You Plant a Seed. Each day, the big trucks go to work. They scoop and hoist and push. But…
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18 STEM Picture Book Biographies
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark, illustrated by April Chu The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos by Deborah Heiligman, illustrated by LeUyen Pham The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca, illustrated by Daniel Rieley Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code by Laurie Wallmark, illustrated by Katy Wu Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot by Matthew Clark Smith, illustrated by Matt Tavares Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne, illustrated by Éric Puybaret Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing by Dean Robbins, illustrated by Lucy Knisley Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines by Jeanne Walker…
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#blogbookaday: Dear Girl,
Summary: “From the New York Times bestselling author of I Wish You More, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and her daughter Paris Rosenthal comes the heartwarming and inspiring Dear Girl, Dear Girl, is a remarkable love letter written for the special girl in your life. Through Amy and Paris’s charming text and Holly Hatam’s stunning illustrations, any girl…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Have Been On My TBR the Longest and I Still Haven’t Read
I’ve got a lot of YA titles on my TBR list that I just haven’t managed to read yet, so here’s a list of just ten of them that I still need to get to – it’s just new books are constantly being published! Too many books, too little time!…
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#blogbookaday: Flowers for Sarajevo
Summary: “The moving story of a young boy who discovers the power of beauty and kindness during a time of war. Drasko helps his father sell flowers in Sarajevo, but when war threatens and his father is called to the battlefront, Drasko must take over the flower stall. One morning the…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/5/18
After all that reading last weekend for #24in48, I didn’t read much this week, I finished up Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe by Jo Watson Hackl, a Netgalley ARC that worked on my ancient Nook. My Nook is giving me some trouble still, so I tried downloading just one…
