• Lifestyle

    Top 10 Tuesday: Resolutions I Have For 2016

    I have ten resolutions and now am slightly overwhelmed, but many are attainable and I’m really excited to start 2016 off on the right foot!  Overall, I resolve to rock. Check out my Top Ten Tuesday: Resolutions I Have For 2016. Blog Goals Grow a larger readership. I have a lot of…

  • Lists

    Bout of Books

    It’s a new year and I’m ready for some new challenges!  So, that being said, I’m going to jump right in!  I’m participating in the Bout of Books 15 from January 4 – January 10. As of right now, I’m just trying to get myself signed-up and participate in the…

  • Reviews

    Book Review – “Piper Green and the Fairy Tree"

     Piper Green and the Fairy Tree written by Ellen Potter tells the story of a second grader name Piper who lives on a small island off the coast of Maine.  She loves her family, misses her older brother, and tells it like it is which makes her a interesting character…

  • Lifestyle

    Diversity Resources

    There’s a lot of talk about diversity in children’s literature, but it may be difficult to actually find information.  I’ve found a few valuable resources (I’m sure there are a bunch more!) that make finding information a whole lot easier! 1.) We Need Diverse Books An official campaign that began…

  • Lifestyle

    2014 CYBILS Awards

    The 2014 CYBILS – the Children and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards were announced on February 14th – a perfect day for some book love!  And because it was the weekend, a few days got away from me, but I’m finally posting about it today!  For a list of all…

  • Activities

    3rd & 4th Grade Book Club

    We don’t have any programs this week which allows me to focus on my program planning for the next month or so. One of my programs, a third and fourth grade book discussion group will meet in the middle of February. I’ll admit, I find it difficult to find books…

  • Lists

    NYPL's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2014

    I’m currently working my way through the New York Public Library’s Children’s Books 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2014.  I’ve read a number of the books already, but I figured it would be a great start to the new year to work towards these 100 books.  I’m almost finished…

  • Reviews

    Princess Posey and the First Grade Parade

    I’ve finally begun working on my New Year’s resolution to find more books for beginning chapter book readers (i.e. early elementary school).  Princess Posey definitely fits the bill – in length of chapters and the book in its entirety, in vocabulary, and in content.  The first in the series is…