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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/29/2021
What I Read I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend! Because my family travels for the holiday weekend, Thanksgiving begins on Wednesday and doesn’t end until Sunday for me. It was a little different this year, just due to everyone’s schedule, but it worked out. I got to spend…
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9 Books for Red Planet Day
It’s Red Planet Day, a day to celebrate Mars! I’ve never been super interested in outer space, but when it’s Red Planet Day, I’ve got to share some really great nonfiction and fiction stories. You’ll find some great picture books and middle grade science fiction. Plus a few awesome and…
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NYPL Best Books 2021
As I mentioned when I released my gift guide last week, it’s that time of year when all the “Best of” lists are being published from organizations, libraries, blogs, and more! Today I saw the New York Public Library’s Best Books 2021 list is available. With suggestions for kids, teens,…
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12 Titles for National Jukebox Day
It’s National Jukebox Day! The first use of a jukebox was on November 23, 1889 in San Francisco. I was so surprised that jukeboxes have been around for that long! The first ones were coin-operated and used an Edison phonograph. There were also called “Nickel in the Slot” at the…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Characters I’d Love an Update On
This was such a fun list to pull together! I wanted to know about how these characters are faring after big things have happened in their lives. I want to explain, but don’t want to say too much about each of the characters in case you haven’t read these yet.…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/22/2021
What I Read A little work/life balance leads to some amazing things! Even working late a little bit this week, I actually read four middle grade books! That’s a great reading week for me, especially lately! I even got a lot of the house cleaned up and organized. I’ll have…
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World Children’s Day
Today is World Children’s Day, a day that was first established by the United Nations in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day. It is a day “to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare”. This year’s theme is A Better Future for Every Child. And honestly, that…
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6 Books for Play Monopoly Day
It’s Play Monopoly Day! And I have to be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever played a full game of Monopoly in my life. Growing up, my siblings and I played a lot of board games, but often Monopoly ended with someone getting frustrated and the game board being flipped…
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2021 Holiday Kids’ Book Gift Guide
I love sharing books as gifts! Partially, because I love books and reading, but also because books can be extremely personal gifts. I regularly gift books to readers in my life. Last year, all of my friends received books from me – titles that I thought they would enjoy based…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books to Read if You Love the Baby-Sitters Club
My formative years were spent in the 90s which means the original Baby-Sitters Club books by Ann M. Martin were an essential part of my TBR list for many years. I read dozens of these books, checking them out of the library by the stack. And if anyone couldn’t already…
