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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Winter 2022-2023 To-Read List
These lists always make me feel like a failure! Inevitably, I find these great titles that I can’t wait to read and then I end up not reading most of them Whether I can’t get access to them easily or I forget about them. I’ll see these lists later in…
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Storytime Theme: Counting
Do you ever wonder how you’ve never posted a theme that’s so simple? I have no idea how I missed a storytime theme: counting! There are honestly, probably hundreds of counting books available. I’ve pulled just a few of my favorites that I think would be fun. I’ve also included…
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15 Lyrical & Poetic Picture Books
I love read aloud picture books! A great picture book that can be read aloud is very close to perfection. And, honestly, some of the best picture books are lyrical and poetic and absolutely beautiful to read aloud. These 15 lyrical & poetic picture books are also a great way…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Read Aloud Christmas Chapter Books
It’s a Freebie day for Top Ten Tuesday and normally that would make me panic to find the “just right” topic for the week. But, this week, I was so excited! I pulled together some of my favorite chapter books and middle grade novels based around Christmas. Normally, I’m very…
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Storytime Theme: Penguins
What’s black and white and read all over? This adorable penguin storytime! Get it… it’s a book pun! What I love about storytime lesson plans is that you can cherry-pick the parts that you need. You don’t have to use all of it – take the parts that work for…
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15 Middle Grade Novels about Robots & Coding
STEM and coding have been buzzwords for so long now, I don’t think they can be considered buzzwords anymore. Kids are learning how to code in early elementary school as the world moves further into a digital space. If anything, COVID taught us that a lot more can happen online…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Cozy Reads
This was such a fun list to pull together! And an easy one too. I’m firmly entrenched in the contemporary romance world right now and pulling together some cozy holiday reads is the perfect way to add some new titles to my TBR. A glass of wine or mug of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Thankful Freebie
It’s a thankful freebie this week! And since I’ve done a few Thanksgiving-themed book lists in the past – like this one about being grateful or this one with Thanksgiving books, I decided to focus on one of the best parts of Thanksgiving for me – food! Thanksgiving is all…
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Storytime Theme: Piggies
Growing up I shared a bedroom with my sister. She LOVED pigs when she was little – had a whole collection of miniatures, had stuffies, the whole thing. She absolutely loved them, and honestly, still does. This adorable storytime shares some great piggie picture books, but there are so many…
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30+ Bedtime Books for Little Ones
As I was planning out some blog content, I was first going to create a bedtime storytime. But after taking a little bit of time, I realized there are way too many bedtime books to focus on just a handful for a storytime lesson plan. And that’s not to say…
