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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/28/19
Last Week I had every intention to read four titles this week. Did I? Nope! I did read Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier and The Secret of Dinswood by Ellen Alexander, but didn’t get to the other titles. There were nights I was…
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Three on a Theme: Winter Animals
I love winter when it means that I can stay home curled up in my reading chair with a great book! Otherwise, I’m not a huge fan of the cold. It was 9°F this week, my body doesn’t even know how to function in that weather! I had layers on…
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Hulk Read Alikes
The story of the Incredible Hulk is the story of a scientist whose accidental run-in with gamma rays turns him into what he considers to be a monster. The world sees this monster as a superhero and in that way these stories are similar. Some are of unlikely superheroes, while…
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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…
