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Gearing up for the Blogging A to Z Challenge
April is going to be a busy month here on Literacious! I’ll be posting my regular content each week with storytime themed lesson plans, book lists, and more, but I’ll also be participating in my 10th year of the Blogging A to Z Challenge! If you’re unfamiliar with this blogging…
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ALA’s 2025 Youth Media Awards
This morning, the American Library Association announced the Youth Media Awards. The most popular being the Caldecott and Newbery Awards. But, in actuality, there are over 20 award announcements this morning! Today, I’m sharing the winners and honors and a little note about what each award is for and what…
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ALA’s 2024 Youth Media Awards
This morning, the American Library Association announced the Youth Media Awards. The most popular being the Caldecott and Newbery Awards. But, in actuality, there are over 20 award announcements this morning! Today, I’m sharing the winners and honors and a little note about what each award is for and what…
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Literacious Etsy Shop Now LIVE
It’s been a long time coming, but the Literacious Etsy Shop is now live! I wanted to take a little time to share what I’m offering, why I decided this is my next chapter for Literacious, and how excited I am to send this new idea out into the world!…
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ALA’s 2023 Youth Media Awards
This morning, the American Library Association announced the Youth Media Awards. The most popular being the Caldecott and Newbery Awards. But, in actuality, there are over 20 award announcements this morning! Today, I’m sharing the winners and honors and a little note about what each award is for and what…
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2022 Blogging A to Z: Theme Reveal
I honestly can’t believe April will be here in just a few more days! And that’s it’s time for this year’s theme reveal for the AtoZo Blogging Challenge. 2022 marks my seventh (!) year participating in the AtoZ Blogging Challenge and I’m so excited to get started this year. 2021…
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Jason Reynolds on Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert hosted Jason Reynolds on The Late Show the other night. And let me tell you, his interview was only a few minutes long at most and it was awesome. If you’ve never had the chance to hear Jason Reynolds speak, definitely take a few minutes to listen to…
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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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RIP Floyd Cooper
Author and illustrator Floyd Cooper passed away yesterday and it’s another blow to the kid lit community who has lost so many talented creators this year. Cooper won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award in 2009 for The Blacker the Berry, written by Joyce Carol Thomas. He won multiple Coretta Scott King…
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Celebrate World Chocolate Day
What better day is there? It’s World Chocolate Day! I love chocolate everything – hot chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, cake, cookies, etc.! Today, I’m sharing six children’s books about chocolate, but I’m also sharing a small business that is all about chocolate. My sister-in-law is the third-generation working in…
