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Boy + Bot
I’ve seen a lot of blogs posting about this adorable picture book called Boy + Bot written by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino, so I thought I’d take a look and thankfully I was able to find the book on the shelf today. Boy + Bot is a heartwarming story of…
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The Book Whisperer
The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn Miller is definitely geared toward elementary and even middle school teachers, but I found it very interesting. Miller makes the case that children will turn into lifelong readers, by choosing what they read and by getting in the habit…
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New Year’s Resolutions
Every year, I, like so many others, jump on the resolutions bandwagon only to fore go my resoultions a few weeks into the new year. This year after some serious consideration, I’ve decided that I’m going to take a break from resolutions and continue to do the things that I…
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2012 Cybils Shortlist
The Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards have announced the shortlist for 2012! Definitely take a look as these are some of the great books published during the past year. Winners will be announced on February 14th and the judges are people who regularly submit to a blog about…
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2012 Nerdies Book Awards
If you don’t follow The Nerdy Book Club blog, you are definitely missing out! The blog is written by three school teachers from different schools across the country and blog book reviews and other information about children’s books. They specifically have created their own awards called The Nerdies Book Awards where books…
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When Santa Fell to Earth
As many others out there do, I drove multiple hours to get to my parent’s house for the Christmas holiday and I have found that if I can find a really good book on CD that the trip goes that much more quickly. As I was perusing the shelves before…
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Twas the Night Before Christmas
Create a new tradition and read a few Christmas stories on your own or share some with you family today! One of my favorites is The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Every time I read it, I can hear my mom’s voice reading this story to us when we…
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Graphic Novel declared a Terrorist Operation????
A war correspondent, David Axe, traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo and wrote a middle grade graphic novel about the “Lord’s Resistance Army” called Army of God. After finding an illustrator and publisher, his graphic novel has now been flagged by the United States Office of Foreign Asset Control…
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Christmas means….
In my parent’s house, Christmas means my dad setting up his model trains from when he was young and my mom baking in the kitchen, and watching White Christmas with everyone. Growing up with three siblings my mom used baking as a way to spend time with each of…
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Seeing Cinderella
Seeing Cinderella by Jenny Lundquist is fun, entertaining read – perfect for middle school girls, especially those who enjoy their fiction mixed with just a little fairy tale magic. When Callie Anderson, a sixth grader who already has frizzy hair, freckles, and finds that she has to…