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Storytime Theme: Chalk
I love the excitement of opening some new sidewalk chalk and having a large “canvas” to work on! Or when you’re taking a walk and you get to pass some fun sidewalk chalk drawings and messages – it just makes me smile! Today’s storytime is all about the possibilities of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Don’t Want People to Forget
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme was listed as a freebie week or a throwback week, meaning we could pick our own theme or find a theme from a previous week that we hadn’t done and do that one. Since I’ve been participating in Top Ten Tuesday since 2015, I had…
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Storytime Theme: Día de los Muertos
The next holiday to celebrate this fall is Día de los Muertos, a holiday to remember, celebrate, and pay respect to family and friends who have passed away. This holiday is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd, traditionally by Mexican families. Kids may have some understanding of this holiday because…
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New Adult Must Reads
Let’s start this post off with a quick definition. New Adult is a category of literature that fits in between young adult literature and adult fiction. It’s that space for people from 18 – 30 who are looking for characters who are similar in age and may (or may not)…
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Storytime Theme: Halloween
I promised a bunch of fall holiday storytime lesson plans, and of course I had to include Halloween! I purposely created this book list with recently published titles that you may or may not have used yet. There are some amazing Halloween picture book classics, but I’m always on the…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the Second Half of 2025
Now that I’m back on track and actually posting the correct theme on the correct Tuesday, I’ve got a great list of young adult titles that are being released this fall that I’m super excited about! Between sweet romances, page-turning thrillers, and historical fiction I can’t wait to dive into…
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Storytime Theme: Diwali
The fall is chock full of holidays and I’m going to try to squeeze in as many as possible! Today, I’m highlighting a holiday that is so much fun to celebrate, the Hindu Festival of Lights – Diwali! There is a large Indian population in my community and each year…
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Best Books for 13 & 14 Year Olds
Middle grade books are geared toward 8-12 year olds with most protagonists being about 12 years old. Young adult novels while written for teens from 12-18 years old, often have 16 or 17 year old protagonists who have drastically different lives than a 13 year old. The subject matter and…
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Storytime Theme: Fall
I know it’s still way too early for most people to be thinking about fall! Schools just let out for the summer, vacations have yet to be taken, but I also know that librarians and teachers are notorious for planning early! So, I wanted to make sure this was available…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 2025 Bookish Wishes
*I got my weeks all mixed-up so this is actually last week’s topic, but you can also check out the actual theme for this week that I posted last week! Happy Belated Birthday to our fearless Top Ten Tuesday, Jana! Rather than sharing books that I want to add to…
