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2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: You & Me
It’s the penultimate letter – Letter “Y”. (I absolutely love the word penultimate and I think it sounds better than ultimate or final!) It has been a very busy month for the 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge and while I love this challenge, it definitely snuck up on me…
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2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: eXplore
Probably the hardest letter of the whole alphabet – the Letter “X”. For this year’s 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge, I cheated just a little bit and went with the word, eXplore! And with this word, I chose nonfiction board books. And you may be thinking, “Nonfiction, in a…
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Storytime Theme: America’s 250th Anniversary
This was a tricky storytime theme to pull together and if I hadn’t had a librarian reach out and request some help, I might have given up! The 250th Birthday of America, while an exciting celebration, is very difficult to scale down to a toddler or preschool level. So rather…
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2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Weather
It’s the last wee of our 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge and today we’re looking at the Letter “W” with weather! For most of us, the weather changes day to day and sometimes hour by hour! It’s something that kids can observe out the window or when playing in…
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2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Vocabulary
We’re in the home stretch now! Today, we’re looking at the Letter “V” – vocabulary! The 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge has looked at all different concepts for babies and toddlers including alphabet, colors, numbers, shapes, and so much more! Today, I’m sharing books that includ words of all…
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2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Under the Sea
The Letter “U” is always tricky for the blogging challenge. This year for the 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge, I went a little specific considering the other words I selected, but it did give me enough titles to select for the theme and I think it worked out well.…
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2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Transportation
Probably one of the all-time-favorite themes of board books and picture books – transportation or things that go! Now, depending on the kid, the thing may be different, some kids are all about cars or construction vehicles, my nephew loved tractors, but it’s an evergreen topic of both board books…
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Storytime Theme: Rhyming Books
Rhyming picture books are so fun to read aloud (as long as the rhyming is spot on!). Sometimes, the rhymes don’t quite work or they need to be pronounced a certain way to get them to rhyme, which always trips me up! But, when a rhyming book works really well,…
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2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Shapes
The 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge continues marching on through April with the Letter “S” today for shapes! This is the perfect concept book list for babies and toddlers because it’s basic information that can help them with early literacy skills to be ready to learn how to read.…
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2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Rhyme
The 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge continues marching on throughout the month and today is the Letter “R” for rhyming! Rhyming books are some of my favorites – they’re so much fun to read aloud! And when you have fun reading, kids will pick up on those feelings and…
