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The Black Book of Colors
This is probably one of the most interesting picture books I have ever seen! A quick story before I continue on: I volunteered at a summer camp for children with visual impairments and each child was different – from those who were completely blind, to those who could differentiate light…
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It’s That Time of Year…
I absolutely love the holidays! Beginning the Wednesday before Thanksgiving all the way to New Year’s Day – I love it! I love being with my family for Thanksgiving, listening to Christmas music, finding that perfect gift for someone, absolutely everything about the holidays! This weekend I got to spend…
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Best Books List
I have to say the end of the year brings with it a lot of fun – especially in the form of Top 10 and Best Books Lists. The New York Public Library has pulled together the top 100 books for reading and sharing this year. What’s great about this…
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Penguin and Pinecone
“One day Penguin found a curious object.” And so begins this beautiful story of friendship between a penguin and that curious object – a pinecone! Salina Yoon has created such a cute world with her whimsical illustrations and simple text about what it means to be a friend. I don’t…
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Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon
Bomb: The Race to Build – and Steal – The World’s Most Dangerous Weapon written by Steve Sheinkin, is another non-fiction title that makes a difficult topic easy to understand, interesting to read about, and accessible to a wider audience. I’ll admit, it’s been awhile since I’ve taken a U.S.…
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Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95
Children’s non-fiction books have been in the spotlight recently with the focus on Common Core Standards in the education field. That being said, many authors are creating non-fiction books that are more easily accessible and interesting to kids. Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 written…
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Copyright Laws & “Read It” Parody
This is a news story coming out of my backyard, so I had to share! The Lansdowne Public Library teen group created a parody of Michael Jackson’s famous song, “Beat It” and called it “Read It.” The teens created their own music video encouraging people to read physical books, e-books,…
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Palace of Stone (Princess Academy #2)
I have to admit, I still love a good princess story! Overall, I really enjoyed Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale the follow-up story to The Princess Academy. Miri travels to Asland to attend the Queen’s College and becomes a lady of the court to her friend, Britta. But after having grow…
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What Came From the Stars
What Came From the Stars by Gary Schmidt is a high-fantasy story about a young boy, Tommy, who finds a magical necklace from another planet in his lunchbox and what ensues can only be explained as chaos. I had a really hard time with this book – I’m not much of…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
I’m just stopping in for a hot minute to wish all my readers a Happy Thanksgiving this year! If you have time take a look at the picture entitled The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz. A story about a pumpkin who just doesn’t seem to fit in, until he realizes that he…