• Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Antoinette

    Summary:  “Raised in a family of talented bulldogs, Antoinette the poodle wonders what makes her special. She gets the chance to prove herself and find what she’s good at when puppy Ooh-la-la goes missing.” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: Antoinette’s brothers are all really great at something, but Antoinette hasn’t found what makes…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Charlotte and the Rock

    Summary:  “Charlotte has always really wanted a pet, so when her parents present her with one for her birthday she expects a cat, dog, or maybe a bird. Instead, she receives a rock. Rocks can’t cuddle, fetch, or even help her eat her vegetables, but that doesn’t stop Charlotte from loving…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: My Busy Green Garden

    Summary:  “So begins this lyrical tribute to the bugs, bees, and birds that make the garden such a busy place. With each turned page, more visitors appear, and all the while the “surprise”—a chrysalis—changes unnoticed until, on the last page, a butterfly emerges and flies away across the garden’s well-tended borders.…

  • Lifestyle

    #KidLitWomen

    It’s Women’s History Month and you’ve got to take a look at #KidLitWomen and all the amazing information, resources, opinions and books by women in the kid lit world! Plus, you’ve got to spend some time on their Facebook page as women in the kid lit world have written a…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Mama’s Kisses

    Summary:  “It’s bedtime in the jungle, but baby panda, elephant, orangutan, and leopard are nowhere to be found. Their mamas set out to look for their wayward little ones, calling them to bed with a soft lullaby. But look! The baby animals are crawling, creeping, hiding, and giggling, playfully staying just…

  • Lifestyle

    Learning at the PLA Conference

    I’m so excited to be spending the next few days at the PLA conference which will be held in my own backyard – Philadelphia! This conference is held every other year and I got a chance to go in 2016 to Denver, which was awesome, because I got to visit…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Franky

    Summary:  “Sam loves robots. He is certain they live in outer space among the stars. His family laughs at him, and no one seems to understand. No one except for Franky, that is…” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: Sam knows that robots live in outer space, but his family won’t believe him, so he…

  • Lifestyle

    The A to Z Glossary of the Kid Lit World

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    It can be difficult to describe what you’re interested in when you don’t have the vocabulary to do so! This is a great resource that breaks down a lot of the lingo in the kid lit world to make it easier to identify the right books for you and provide…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Cat on the Bus

    Summary:  “This nearly wordless book uses onomatopoeia and striking bold illustrations to tell the story of a homeless cat who meets an Asian grandfather on a bus and finally finds a home. A cat enters a grocery store in search of food, but the proprietor shoos her away. A bus approaches…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Spring TBR List

    I chose to focus just on middle grade titles, because if I looked at everything being published this spring, I’d get a little stressed out! It’s enough just thinking about middle grade titles. If you want to know when titles are coming out you can easily check Amazon or GoodReads,…