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    2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Encyclopedia

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    Kids often love to pick out HUGE tomes that they can barely carry. I’m not sure exactly what the draw is, but encyclopedia are often quite large! And are so engaging with lots of quick facts next to things like charts, graphs, photographs, and illustrations. And while my library continues…

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    2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Dinosaurs

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    There was no other choice when it came to the Letter D for the 2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge! Dinosaurs were an absolute must, partially for the dino-obsessed kids, but also for their caregivers who desperately need resources to help pronounce all of these dino names their kids love…

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    2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Coding

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    Coding and STEM have been buzzwords for a few years now as many people push for kids to learn more about technology, especially now that AI has become more prevalent in day-to-day life. What I really enjoy is that basic coding really isn’t that difficult as a computer must follow…

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    2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Body

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    It’s time for Letter B and I’m sharing twelve nonfiction titles about the human body today! The human body is an amazing machine with lots of complex systems and there are kids that are fascinated with how it works. These are great books for a wide-range of kids from lift-the-flap…

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    2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Art

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    It’s April first and the first day of the 2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge! This year, I’m sharing all children’s nonfiction titles. And I know, before you say, what the heck is she thinking?!?!? I promise you, children’s nonfiction books are some of the coolest books on the market…

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    Gearing up for the Blogging A to Z Challenge

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    April is going to be a busy month here on Literacious! I’ll be posting my regular content each week with storytime themed lesson plans, book lists, and more, but I’ll also be participating in my 10th year of the Blogging A to Z Challenge! If you’re unfamiliar with this blogging…

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    2025 Blogging A to Z April Challenge: Theme Reveal

    Can you believe April is around the corner already?!?!?! Spring is almost h ere and I’ve got daffodils poking through my garden beds. Although I love seeing flowers everywhere, I also love April because it’s the Blogging A to Z Challenge month! This will be my 10th year participating in…

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    2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Reflections

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    It’s May 1st which means that my ninth year of the Blogging A to Z Challenge is officially over! Thank you to everyone who stopped by. I had record views on my blog this month, and it was really great to see so many comments and new readers! With over…

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    2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Zero In

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    Can you believe it?!?! We made it to the letter “Z”! And I’m taking it easy today with a list of titles that I didn’t get to add anywhere else this month, but I wanted to make sure I made a point of sharing since they are great adventure stories…

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    2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Young Adult

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    Today I want to share a specifically focused book list of young adult adventure titles. And while I’ve sprinkled a few throughout the other lists for this month, many amazing young adult titles are just perfect for adventure readers. These titles are geared toward older kids (typically 13 and up),…