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Storytime Theme: Days of the Week
I honestly can’t believe that in all the years that I had storytime, I never did a Days of the Week theme. Granted, I worked mostly with young toddlers and not preschoolers, but here we are. Today, I focused on picture books that specifically talk about at least most of…
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20 Chapter Book Read Alouds for Young Kids
More often than not, parents will stop reading aloud when their kids become readers themselves. But they shouldn’t! Reading aloud is such a wonderful way to spend time together as a family! Not only is it great family time, but it can also introduce kids to new vocabulary, teach them…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Read On Vacation
I’m an equal-opportunity vacation reader – I’ll pick up anything that looks interesting to me! Vacation time for me often includes spending time with family, including my nephew and niece who are absolute bundles of energy. It doesn’t always lend time to getting a lot of reading done. But, for…
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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…
