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16 Captivating Middle Grade: Survival
With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…
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16 Fascinating Middle Grade: STEM
With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…
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20 Spooky Middle Grade: Horror
With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…
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20 Wild Middle Grade: Animals
With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Dynamic Duos
What I love about Top Ten Tuesday posts is that they can go in so many different directions. But as soon as I heard Dynamic Duos, my mind immediately went to Frog and Toad an iconic children’s book duo. So I took that inspiration and ran with it, highlighting dynamic…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books Too Good to Review Properly
Rather than pulling out my absolute favorites that I share a lot on this blog, I decided to reach back and pull out some books that I really enjoyed, but just don’t talk about that often! Today’s list of Books Too Good to Review Properly is a little mix of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Fun Romance Reads
It’s a “love freebie” for Top Ten Tuesday this week! And after spending a lot of my reading time last year reading some romance books, I decided this would be a perfect week to share some of my favorites in my theme – Fun Romance Reads! I like reading the…
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16 Titles to Transition From Chapter Books to Middle Grade
Do you have a reader in your life who has read every Jack and Annie (Magic Treehouse) book out there? Or maybe they’re flitted their way through the Rainbow Magic Fairies and are looking for something new? Well, I’ve got you covered. Today’s list includes 16 Titles to Transition From…
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Goodreads Choice Awards 2021
It’s the time of year when you start seeing “Best of” lists and “2021 Favorites” almost everywhere you turn! The National Book Award winners were announced last night. I don’t tend to read a lot of the National Book Awards as they focus primarily on books for adult readers. And…
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2021 National Book Awards Longlist
I’m not sure that most people are aware that the National Book Award includes a young people’s category. Typically, you might hear mention of the National Book Award on NPR, maybe hear an interview with an author. But, when it comes to children’s and young adult literature, I don’t think…