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Get the Picture!
I am so excited to see that an amazing exhibit on children’s illustration is happening at the Brandywine River Museum of Art, just a short drive for me. I haven’t been able to make the trip up to The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, so I’m super excited…
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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Books (Mario Bros.)
Mario Bros. (Everyone – Everyone 10+) Mario is a video game franchise with a variety of games, most focused on Mario’s adventures saving Princess Peach with his younger brother Luigi from the evil grasps of Bowser. The books chosen for this game style include high fantasy, adventure stories for all…
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Kids' Review: Bake Sale
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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Checking In: Newbery/Caldecott 2017
Yep, you read that right. Travis Jonker wrote up a great list of some Caldecott and Newbery suggestions for his blog 100 Scope Notes on School Library Journal, granted we have no idea what the Committees will be talking about, but I’m in love with at least half of each of…
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Maker Monday: Coding
Our first Maker Monday was a lot of fun! Our program is geared toward children entering 3rd – 6th grade in the fall. We only register 20 kids for the program because we only have 10 iPads and with technology and science programs, less is more. I’m always a little…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Quotations
It’s a Top Ten Tuesday Freebie week, so I headed back into the archives to see what great topics I missed in the past and this one jumped out at me! I love book quotations and picked just a few of my favorites! Enjoy! Top Ten Tuesday is an original…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/27/16
Summer reading means being busy all week and this weekend was packed with birthday parties, barbeques and graduation parties. That being said, I did get to do some reading – and some great stories at that! I read The Gallery by Laura Marx Fitzgerald, who also wrote Under the Egg. I love art…
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Reading and Other Passions
I love to read and if given the choice when I have a little extra time, that is likely how you’ll find me – nose in a book and probably so engaged I’m no longer paying attention to what’s going on around me. I’m constantly carrying a book around, always…
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Flannel Friday: Balloons
This is a quick and easy flannel I’m putting together for my Balloon themed storytime in a few weeks. In the story Balloons, Balloons, Balloons by Dee Lillegard, the stanza, “balloons, balloons, balloons” is repeated throughout the book, so I’m hoping that by pointing to our flannelboard balloons the kids will…
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Summer Reading: Book Lists and Tips for Every Age
Penguin Random House is on point right now, promoting audiobooks at the gym and partnering to create Brightly – a resources for families to encourage and engage lifelong readers. And what I appreciate so much about Brightly is that recommendations are not only books published by Penguin Random House, but by…
