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6 Picture Books All About Santa Claus
Merry Christmas! Today I’m sharing just 6 Picture Books All About Santa Claus that you can sneak a peek at in between gift-giving, cookie-eating, and family time! If you celebrate, have a wonderful holiday, if not, I hope you have a great day and I’ll be back tomorrow! 6 Picture…
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6 Picture Books for Hanukkah
Tonight is the third night of Hanukkah and I wanted to make sure I shared 6 Picture Books for Hanukkah – some newer titles about this Festival of Lights. I’ll be honest when I say because of where I grew up, I know very little about the Jewish faith. But,…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/23/19
Last Week Finally! I put more of an emphasis on my reading life this past week and it definitely paid off! I got through a great stack of books and feel a little bit better with what I want to accomplish before the end of the year. I finished up…
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9 Picture Books About Reindeer
We’re getting closer to Christmas! With so much more to do, I’ve got big plans for this weekend. Wrapping gifts, packing to head to my parents for a few days and cleaning up the house (how did it get so messy?)! But, before the holiday officially starts, check out these…
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Four on Friday: Christmas Elves
Children’s books about elves are actually not as easy to find as you might think! There are a bunch that have been published by very small independent publishers or even self-published, but finding titles that are easily accessible for most people was a little difficult! Below is my list of…
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Best STEM Books 2020
For those of us, adults and kids alike, that shy away from science and math, books featuring STEM concepts are a great way to be introduced to these themes. The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) has partnered with the Children’s Book Council (CBC) for the second time to create a…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Winter TBR
For today’s Top Ten Tuesday: Winter TBR list, I’m all over the place! I included a few adult books I haven’t gotten to yet, a few soon-to-be-published titles and a few I just never got around to this year. I’m not great at scheduling out my reading more than my…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/16/19
Last Week I feel like most of my fall has been “one of those weeks.” Where no matter what my plans are, the universe has other ideas. I wanted to get so much reading done this week, but I ended up being at work late a few days, had to…
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Twas the Night Before Christmas
Twas the Night Before Christmas actually titled A Visit from St. Nicholas was published anonymously in 1823. It was later attributed to Clement C. Moore in 1837 after he claimed ownership of the poem. Moore was an upstanding professor and it is said didn’t want something as “unscholarly” as a…
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31 Days, 31 Lists, Fuse #8 Production
If you’re not familiar with A Fuse #8 Production, it’s a blog hosted on School Library Journal. It’s written by Betsy Bird, the Collection Manager for Evanston Public Libary. She has also served on the Newbery Committee and written for Horn Book. I’m going to say it, she knows her…
