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9 Books Filled With Jokes & Riddles
If you interact with kids at any level, I’m sure you’ve heard your fair share of knock-knock jokes. Invariably they are super cheesy and always adorable. Sometimes said through so many giggles that you can’t even understand them! My neice went through a phase when she was three sharing knock-knock…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Covers that Feel Like Summer
With vacation right around the corner, I was so excited to pull this list together for Top Ten Tuesday this week! Rather than my usual middle grade, I decided to pull together some perfect summer YA titles that are great to have at the beach, in the mountains, at home,…
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Storytime Theme: Dolphins & Sharks
To coincide with the Summer Reading theme: Oceans of Possibilities, I thought I’d share a dolphin storytime theme! Dolphin picture books are harder to come by then I First thought, so I combined dolphins and sharks together. If you need even more great shark books (with shark week coming soon)…
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Rick Riordan Read Alikes
Rick Riordan is an ever-popular author in my library! Kids flock to his books and love the characters, settings, and pull of the mythology. One of the things I love most about Riordan’s writing is the inclusivity of his characters from race to disability, to gender identity, he’s not shying…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing In the Second Half of 2022
There are so many amazing titles being released! I’m never going to get to them all, but here are ten middle grade novels that I’m excited to add to my TBR. Some are by some of my favorite middle grade authors, others are new-to-me and I can’t wait to dive…
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Storytime Theme: Whales
To coincide with the Summer Reading theme: Oceans of Possibilities, I thought I’d share a whale storytime theme! Whales are magnificent creatures – so book and so graceful. I’d also take a look at incorporating a YouTube video into this program to share whale songs. Or you can make this…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Summer 2022 To-Read List
Today’s summer TBR list focuses on some amazing YA titles that have been published so far this year. I don’t often delve into YA as often as I’d like, so I thought this list might be the best way for me to have a quick list of titles at my…
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Storytime Theme: Foxes
We have foxes in our neighborhood and every once in a while when I walk my dog early enough in the morning, we’ll see a fox dart past on his way home for the day. They are absolutely beautiful creatures, super quiet on their feet, and adaptable. Today’s storytime theme:…
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12 Magical Middle Grade: Fairy Tales & Retellings
With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Wishes 2022
This is probably one of my most favorite Top Ten Tuesday themes. We’ve done a few wishlists in the past and I love purchasing a few titles for members of the Top Ten Tuesday community. We’re celebrating our fearless and endlessly creative leader, Jana’s birthday with our own bookish wishes.…
