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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Children’s and YA Books (Fallout)
Each Thursday this summer, I’ll be posting a video game and corresponding book list. This is just a fun, personal project that was actually the brainchild of my boyfriend who thought that A) it sounded awesome and B) that there are a lot of parents who would love to have…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Balloons
This was probably the first week this summer that went really well in terms of storytime. We cut our storytime schedule down during summer and I’ve had over 30 kids on average for toddler storytime. I know that for some libraries this is all in a day’s work, but I was frazzled,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Things Books Have Made Me Want To Do or Learn About After Reading Them
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/25/16
Well, I was right about my cupcakes from last week… they were delicious, but they did not look pretty – it was 97 degrees the day of the bridal shower. Needless to say, it was a very warm shower. And was another busy and tiring week, so I didn’t get…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Spring Animals
Opening: “Put Your Hands Up In the Air” Puppet Meet & Greet: Meet Woolly (monkey puppet) Early Literacy Tip: “Read at least three stories a day: it may be the same story three times. Children need to hear a thousand stories before they can begin to learn to read. Or…
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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Children’s and YA Books (The Legend of Zelda)
Each Thursday this summer, I’ll be posting a video game and corresponding book list. This is just a fun, personal project that was actually the brainchild of my boyfriend who thought that A) it sounded awesome and B) that there are a lot of parents who would love to have…
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25 Summer Reads from Picture Books to YA Novels
The Raft by Jim LaMarche Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse Summer Days and Nights by Wong Herbert Yee To the Beach by Linda Ashman The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach by Melanie Watt Pool by Chi-hyŏn Yi One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab by…
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Yoga Storytime Theme: Frogs & Toads for the Kid Lit Blog Hop
Frogs & Toads Storytime Sun Salutations: Mountain, Reach Up, Touch the Ground, Hands at Knees (flat back), Plank Pose, Cobra Pose, Downward Facing Dog, Walk toward Hands. (Repeat 3x) Early Literacy Tip: Rhyming books are awesome to share with kids, especially when they can start figuring out the rhymes themselves!…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Set Outside the U.S.
This Top Ten Tuesday topic couldn’t have come at a more perfect time as I’m trying so hard to find words to describe how I’m feeling about all that has been happening in the news – race relations in the U.S., terrorist attacks around the world… I feel so much…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/18/16
This summer has been such a busy one! I’ve had stuff going on every weekend which really cuts into my reading time – especially because during the week, my work schedule changes daily depending on when we have programs and when I need to cover a desk. That being said,…
