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15 Titles that Feature Found Family
I’m extremely lucky in my life to have a very loving and supportive biological family and a found family of close friends that I’ve gathered over time. Some of these friends are roommates from college and graduate school and some are friends that I met as an adult and their…
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Top Ten Tuesday: One Word Book Reviews
Today was a really fun theme and one I haven’t tried before! In some of my book review posts, I’ve done Twitter-length reviews, but choosing only one word wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be! I focused on the most recent middle grade books I enjoyed and for…
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Blogging A to Z – Reflection
I made it through another Blogging A to Z Challenge! I really enjoyed sharing 26 amazing tips and tricks for reaching reluctant readers. Reluctant readers are some of my favorite kids to interact with at the library because they present a challenge. They’re more difficult to pair with a book…
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Blogging A to Z: Zillions of Books
I couldn’t go through an entire Blogging A to Z Challenge and not give my readers a great, curated list of titles! Granted, there might not be zillions of titles, but there is at least a handful for different age groups that might entice your reluctant reader to enjoy a…
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Blogging A to Z: You Need to Be A Role Model
Reluctant readers most likely will not see reading as a valuable way to spend their free time. They need reading role models in their life to show them what it means to be a reader. Being a reading role model should be something that is done at an early age.…
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Blogging A to Z: Don’t “x” Electronics
I know, I know, this sounds counter-productive, but kids LOVE technology and you don’t always have to be against technology to encourage reading. With access to eBooks from your local library, kids can use technology and also be reading! I’m not going to dive too deep into the types of…
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16 Out-of-This-World Middle Grade: Science Fiction
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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Blogging A to Z: Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors
For the past month, I’ve been telling you that you should find books that interest kids and keep giving them the things they like. And you should. But, there is also something to be said for reading outside the box. Reading something that you wouldn’t have necessarily picked up on…
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Blogging A to Z: Author/Illustrator Visits
Many children’s authors and illustrators are awesome people to get to know! They are truly some of the kindest souls on this planet – at least a lot of the ones I have met in person and online. I think many kids don’t fully understand the entire process of what…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Books with Pink Covers
I decided to go with a specific color! I’ve done this type of post before for a lot of different colors – red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, red, white & blue, and purple, but I’ve never done pink! Surprisingly, there weren’t as many pink-covered books as I thought there…
