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Top Ten Tuesday: April Showers
It’s a freebie week on Top Ten Tuesday! So with the weather forecast in my area showing rain for the next few days, I thought April Showers was the perfect theme! I’m a girl that needs to see the sun. But, I do love a dark and dreary day if…
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Blogging A to Z: Choice
There is a time and place for children to learn about metaphors and symbolism, but if you’re trying to get a reluctant reader to actually read? You need to give them a choice in what they read. Think about it, do you read dissertations or literary novels in your free…
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Blogging A to Z: Bookstore
Let’s talk about independent bookstores today! Independent or indie bookstores are magical places filled with books that will transport you anywhere you want to go! Pair that with knowledgeable staff and supporting the local economy and as Michael Scott from The Office would say, “It’s a win, win, win situation!”…
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Blogging A to Z: Audiobooks
Introduction It’s April 1st which means it’s the first day of the 2022 Blogging A to Z Challenge! As I mentioned in my theme reveal post, this is my seventh (!) year participating in the challenge. And I’m really excited about my theme this year. Reaching reluctant readers is definitely…
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25 Versions of Cinderella
Fairytale retellings are some of my most favorite types of books to read. I think because they are equal parts comfortable, I already know the general storyline, and new with different takes and surprises. So, I was originally going to just do a list of fairy tale retellings, but there…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 21st Century Books I Think Will Become Classics
This is a great topic, because I did something very similar back in 2017 and it’s one of my most popular posts! This time around, I wanted to include even more recently published titles and focus on a few I might have missed. I also didn’t feel like I needed…
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Storytime Theme: Kites
It’s been really blustery and windy the past few days which made me think of a perfect storytime theme – Kites! I’m always amazed when I see people flying kites at Valley Forge Park or at the beach, they make it look so easy. Today, I’ve also included two different…
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12 Middle Grade Titles with Intergenerational Characters
Growing up, my immediate family didn’t live close to our extended family. So, visiting my grandparents or aunts and uncles was always special. Since COVID, I’ve actually gotten closer with a lot of my extended family across the country with weekly Zoom chats – an option that wasn’t available when…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with an Adjective in the Title
Today’s list definitely had me looking at book titles a lot more different than usual. An extremely comon setup for a book title looks like The [Adjective] [Noun] of [Character Name]. I tried to look at books with different types of titles that included adjectives and really enjoyed pulling together…
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2022 Blogging A to Z: Theme Reveal
I honestly can’t believe April will be here in just a few more days! And that’s it’s time for this year’s theme reveal for the AtoZo Blogging Challenge. 2022 marks my seventh (!) year participating in the AtoZ Blogging Challenge and I’m so excited to get started this year. 2021…
