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Family Storytime Theme: Noses
Nose Storytime Opening: “Hello” with sign languageHello, friends. (x3)It’s time to say hello. Puppet Meet & Greet: Meet Woolly (monkey puppet) Early Literacy Tip: Rhyming books are awesome to share with kids, especially when they can start figuring out the rhymes themselves! Book 1: Whose Nose is This? by Peg…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/11/16
I missed reporting last week as it was the 4th of July, so here’s a two-week update. I’ve been trying to read fairly regularly as I can tell when I’m not reading enough – I get extra stressed out and cranky. And with summer reading in full force, the less…
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Family Storytime Theme: Supeheroes
Family Storytime Theme: Supeheroes Superheroes are a crowd favorite, but rather than choose DC or Marvel superheroes, I found some really great stories about kids being superheroes. And as we were talking in storytime about what makes someone a superhero, a little boy responded with the best reason of all…
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ARCs, What Are They and What Do You Do With Them?
ARCs have been discussed on Twitter over the past few days because a blogger grabbed an over-abundance of ARCs at a conference (multiple copies of each title) and are now trying to send them to people for $20 and up. The cost to send books through media mail is under…
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Kids’ Review: Smile
I’m going to try starting a new aspect of my blog with some of the kids I know at the library reviewing books they love (or don’t!). My first reviewer is “S”, a coworker’s daughter who I’ve known for a number of years. She’s in middle school now and is…
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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Children’s and YA Books (Halo)
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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Review: The Girl Who Drank the Moon
I received a copy of The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill as an ARC from Workman Publishing with a note that said “This. Book. Is. Sooooo. Good!” And I’m inclined to agree. At 400 pages, it’s a rather lengthy middle grade fantasy novel, but it was so fun…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books We Enjoyed That Have Under 2000 Ratings On Goodreads
This week I decide to highlight some graphic novels that have under 2000 reviews on Goodreads. I keep saying I’m not a huge fan of graphic novels, but just like anything else, the more you give it a chance, the more titles I’m finding that I really enjoy. Guinea Pig…
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10 Books to Celebrate America’s Birthday
One Nation: America By the Numbers by Devin Scillian A is for America: An American Alphabet by Devin Scillian Grandma Drove the Garbage Truck by Katie Clark This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie The Night Before the Fourth of July by Natasha Wing Hats Off for the Fourth of…
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Library Pets
There’s been a story crossing my Facebook and Twitter feeds about a cat in White Settlement, Texas (a real place!) about a cat that has lived in the public library for six years. The city council just recently “fired” the cat and amidst public outrage, the cat is back in…