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Raising Bookworms
Brightly, is a resource to help parents and caregivers raise lifelong readers. Although partnered with Penguin Random House, Brightly provides book recommendations from all publishers for children (and adults) of all ages. Check out their Ages & Stages section to find booklists for certain age levels as well as popular…
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It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 4/20/15
I’ve decided that if I had another eight hours in a day I’d be able to get a lot more done – four extra hours of work/play and four extra hours to sleep would be perfect! Last week I didn’t get as much reading done as I wanted to, hence…
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Bibliotherapy for Teens
Over the past month or so, there has been a lot of talk about bibliotherapy for teens, specifically in an article published in School Library Journal, dealing with “tough” topics including depression, eating disorders, OCD, PTSD and more. It’s a wonderful way to connect kids to realistic characters that are dealing with these…
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Kid & Family Reading Report
Last week Scholastic provided a sneak peek of there Kid & Family Reading Report which is due out in January. The brief sneak peek shows information, that I feel. Makes sense about kids today,but I’m interested to see more when the actual report comes out. “70% of kids ages 6…
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Home Library Booklists
Creating a home library for young children is so important to promote early literacy skills as well as to create wonderful bonding time between your child and the adults in their life. Without going into all the research, access to books and being read aloud to (every day!) are two…
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100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
A new list popped up on Amazon from the book editors about the 100 Children’s Books to Read in a Lifetime of the 100 books on the list, I’ve actually read 80 and many of the ones that I haven’t had the chance to read yet are actually classics that…
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First Day of School
I love new pencils and crayons, folders and notebooks, but the first day of school can be a struggle for a lot of children. Here are some of my favorite books about going to school, separation anxiety, and standing up for yourself!
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People Magazine Advertisements & Books?
I had to travel over the weekend and during the inevitable delayed layover at the Atlanta airport, I was perusing People Magazine. But not just any People the Collector’s Special about the movie Divergent due out in theatres on March 21st. I’m sure most (if not all) of you know…
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Summer Reading Lists
Yep, even though it’s only 20 degrees outside with a 13 inches of snow, we’re already thinking about the summer time, here in my library. And one of the first projects on my to-do list is to update our in-house summer reading suggestions for grade levels. Our school librarians do…
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It’s the Holiday Season…
It’s that time of year where people are (hopefully) more friendly, patient and kind than usual and although I wish it would happen year around. I love the Christmas season for this reason. I also love finding the perfect gift for someone and the memories I have of Christmas spent…