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Storytime Theme: Colors
A classic storytime that could go in so many directions! There are probably hundreds of books about colors for kids out there. Today, I wanted to focus on color mixing, you know, combining primary colors to create secondary colors. And I wanted to share just a few color books that…
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10 Nonfiction Series for Beginning Readers
Nonfiction titles often get overlooked for young kids as an option for reading practice. Typically because nonfiction books tend to be more in-depth, with a higher vocabulary. But they don’t have to be! Below are ten nonfiction stories that are great for readers looking for something a little different. Some…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Bookstores OR Bookstores I’d Love to Visit
I love visiting bookstores, exploring the shelves, looking for my favorites, and discovering new titles. I don’t have a ton of shelf space, so I don’t always buy books for myself. But, I do try to buy books as presents from independent bookstores and if I can’t get to one…
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Storytime Theme: Scarecrows
This theme is perfect for the fall, as the weather turns crisp and family activities include apple picking and visiting a pumpkin patch! But, you can also use the storytime theme: scarecrows for a farm-themed storytime as well, it’s totally up to you! Apparently, scarecrow books are inherently long. This…
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20 Middle Grade Books on the Environment & Climate Change
Climate change is a topic that personally stresses me out and makes me very anxious. But, that doesn’t mean that I can choose to ignore what is happening to our planet. In today’s book list, I’m sharing books that focus on the environment and climate change for middle grade readers.…
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Picture Book Neighborhoods: Outcome & Recap
It’s the end of September and I’m sharing the ins and outs of how and why we reorganized our picture book collection in my library from typical author’s names to picture book neighborhoods. Our first week, I shared what picture book neighborhoods are, and why we chose to reorganize thousands…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Typographic Book Covers
This was a hard theme for me this week! I think that so many children’s books really depend on brightly colored, engaging illustrated covers to draw kids to read them, that the typography isn’t always the first thing you notice. I always say this, but it’s true, I love that…
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Storytime Theme: Weather
I love a storytime theme that can be used during any time of year, anywhere around the world. Weather is always happening every where around us. You’ll find dozens of books about rain and lots of books about snow, but finding books about sunshine and/or wind are not as easy…
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Malcolm Gladwell on Research
Wired does a series of videos on YouTube where they invite an expert in a field to answer Twitter questions about that topic. Recently, Malcolm Gladwell was on answering questions about research. I find these interviews fascinating, partially for the questions they choose and I always learn a little something.…
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12 Middle Grade Baking Books
I know I’m not the only fan of The Great British Baking Show, and with a new season dropping on Netflix, I was inspired to create this middle grade book list that features all kinds of baking! Although, there are an awful lot of cupcake-themed books. It’s also getting cooler…
