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ALSC Notable Lists
I know I’m always looking for great books suggestions and I’ll often look at book awards and notable book lists, but as a blogger and librarian, I’ll often know where to look to find these great suggestions. I’m not always sure that the general public knows how to find these…
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Storytime Theme: Mountains
Well, we’ve stopped off at the beach, the desert, rivers and streams, and now inspired by my vacation plans to Colorado today we’re talking about mountains! There are some absolutely adorable mountain books out there with some great baby animals. There are also some great books about hiking which is…
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16 New Board Books for Littles
The littlest of readers don’t get as much attention on this blog as they should, so I’m hoping to remedy that a bit today with a list of 16 new board books for littles. New board books don’t seem to be promoted as much as picture books or even middle…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ice Cream Covers
It’s a Top Ten Tuesday Freebie week which means I’ve got to get creative! And being that it’s summer, and it’s hot, and the fact that I absolutely LOVE ice cream, I knew exactly what this week’s theme would be – ice cream covers! And not only are they ice…
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15 Fly Guy Read Alikes
My nephew is in that awesome phase where he’s working his way through some awesome easy readers! He started the school year still learning how to sound out words and in a few short months his reading level skyrocketed! It’s so fun to see and I love this new phase…
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Storytime Theme: Rivers & Streams
Well, we’ve stopped off at the beach, the desert, and now we’re hanging out on the banks of a river for storytime this week! This was a fun storytime to pull together and I was surprised by the number of books that were about rivers and streams! I love all…
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16 Activity Books for Summer Vacation
There’s still at least a month of summer vacation left and your kiddos might be getting to the point where they are complaining they’re bored or you’ve got a long car ride coming up and need something to distract everyone! Check out these great activity books for all ages! There’s…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Covers In the Colors of My Country’s Flag
It’s the Fourth of July and being in the United States, I have the day off to celebrate our country’s independence day. This prompt was a little difficult for me because there really aren’t a ton of middle grade books that have white covers (which honestly makes sense). And since…
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12 Picture Book Biographies About Writers
There are so many picture book biographies out there in the world! Today, I’m focusing just on picture book biographies about writers, poets, and storytellers. Some of these are children’s book writers, so after finishing the biography you can then go check out their entire backlist of titles as well!…
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Storytime Theme: In the Desert
From the beach to the desert this morning! Today I’m sharing nine picture books for a desert-themed storytime that focuses mainly on the American Southwest (suspiciously missing camels!) with a lot of books about cacti. Pair these great books with a few songs and an activity or two and you’ve…
