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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Merchandise I’d Love to Own
I’ve got a few bookish pieces of clothing and some other things, but bookish merch is always fun to receive as gifts! Below are some of the things I’ve come across that are too cute not to own! I Read Kids’ Books t-shirt – Jarrett Lerner’s Custom Ink storeI’m absolutely…
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Blogging A to Z: Be Open To Repeat Reading
I loved reading the American Girl books when I was a kid. I didn’t have all of them, so it was often that I’d pick up one of my favorites to read at night before bed. There were some I read over and over again and I loved them every…
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Blogging A to Z: Nonfiction
If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know that I talk about nonfiction fairly regularly. I love the types of nonfiction books that are being published in the past decade or so. When I was growing up, nonfiction titles were text-heavy, with pen sketches. These books weren’t exciting…
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Blogging A to Z: Magazines
Let’s cut right to the chase, have you tried magazines? I think that magazines are a really accessible way for kids to get into reading for a few reasons. One, with short stories and small blocks of text, kids won’t feel quite as intimidated when they open a magazine. A…
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Blogging A to Z: Little Free Libraries
If you’re looking for a fun way to find some new books, check out Little Free Libraries! Little Free Libraries is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to “be a catalyst for building community, inspiring readers, and expanding book access for all through a global network of volunteer-led Little Free…
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Blogging A to Z: Keep Books Everywhere
Have you ever learned a new word or talked about something fairly vague and then all of a sudden you start seeing or hearing about it everywhere? I’m sure that sensation/phenomenon is actually called something, but for today’s purpose, it’s a good analogy for reaching reluctant readers! You can encourage…
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Blogging A to Z: Join a Book Club
Peer pressure is definitely something that can be tapped into (in a good way!) when it comes to reluctant readers. Find a book club in the area for your reluctant readers and their friends. Because if everyone else is reading, won’t your reluctant reader want to as well? Find a…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I Haven’t Read, But Want To
Today’s list includes ten middle grade authors with books being published this year! There are always so many new titles coming out each year and I’m excited to add these to my TBR list. I know of some of these authors’ previous works, but I haven’t read those yet either,…
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Storytime Theme: Sports
With the popularity of little kids’ sports classes like soccer, gymnastics, and more I thought it would be fun to create a sport-themed storytime! I played a lot of different sports growing up and wasn’t particularly great at any of them. I probably played tennis the longest through high school.…
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Blogging A to Z: Inherent Boredom
One of the top reasons I hear at the library as to why a kid doesn’t want to read? “It’s booooorrrrrrriiiiiiiinnnnnnnngggggggg.” And of course, they drag out the word for as long as they can! But, books don’t have to be boring! I would argue that many of the kids…
