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24 Must-Have Books for Toddlers
Last year I created two lists of must-have titles for babies – 0-6 months old and 7-12 months old. Now, as a huge proponent of early literacy and lifelong reading, I’ll let you in on a little secret, these books can be read to kids (and adults) of all ages!…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant to Read in 2018
Without fail, I always miss a couple of titles that I wanted to read during the year. But, what I try to remind myself is that I don’t have to read everything the same year it’s been published. I usually spend much of January and part of February catching up…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/21/19
Last Week I finally was able to get some reading in this week. My favorite part of the week is Saturday morning after I’ve walked and fed Aria. I’ll grab some juice or tea and head up to the office to sit in my big comfy chair-and-a-half with a blanket…
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Iron Man Read Alikes
Above all else Iron Man is an inventor. The following titles reflect Tony Stark’s inventive character with both non-fiction and fiction titles. These books are about characters who enjoy learning to understand how things work. (Or if you’re Squirrel Girl messing around with Iron Man whenever you can!) Enjoy these…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2018
For today’s Top Ten Tuesday: New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2018, I decided to focus on new-to-me (and everyone else) debut authors to highlight! These authors all published their first middle grade title in 2018. I read a number of debut authors in 2018 and they were absolutely amazing –…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/14/19
Last Week Have you ever had one of those weeks? You know the ones I mean when you feel like you’ve gotten hit over and over with things you have no control over? It was one of those weeks – my car was in the shop for a major repair…
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8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Adventurous Guys
Yesterday I wrote a post about read aloud chapter books for strong girls and promised a post about guys and after doing some digging I found these 8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Adventurous Guys! Now, let me make this very clear – these are not books to read to…
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8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Strong Girls
I love creating reading list geared specifically to someone special. My 8 Read Aloud Chapter Books featuring strong girls is for my best friend’s daughter. She’s an absolute book lover – and has loved reading with her parents since she was a baby and as she’s grown up, my friend…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2019
I get two feelings when I look at new release lists and catalogs – I can’t wait to read all these amazing titles and OH MY GOSH when am I going to read all these amazing title!?!?!? This year I’d really like to stretch outside my comfort zone of realistic…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/7/19
Last Week It was an extremely successful first week of 2019 in terms of reading! I was able to read three middle grade titles – an e-galley (a book being published in the next few months) and a couple of titles that you’ll find at your favorite library or independent…
