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Geronimo Stilton Read Alikes
Summer is the best time for kids to try some new books! No school, lots of extra daylight, and plenty of summer reading challenges to check out. If you’re looking for great titles to share with your chapter book Geronimo Stilton-loving readers, check out this reading list! Geronimo Stilton is…
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The Wild Robot Read Alikes
The Wild Robot is a story of survival, friendship, and a perfect read aloud for the whole family. It’s the story of Roz, a robot that washes up on a remote island. There, Roz learns to survive among the wild animals, and not only survive, but thrive with her new…
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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: Kindness
We’re moving through the alphabet for the 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge and today’s letter is “K” for Kindness. A trait that many people seem to have foregone in 2026! And what’s more, it doesn’t take much to be kind to others. Holding the door, giving someone a compliment,…
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Storytime Theme: St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this special storytime lesson plan all about leprechauns, clovers, and a little bit of luck! If you want to incorporate the color green into this storytime as well, check out this lesson plan all about green. The picture books below combine both classic titles as…
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Storytime Theme: Love
This beautiful storytime lesson plan can be used at any time of the year and creates a special opportunity for caregivers and kids to share some love! With gorgeous picture books, some fun songs and rhymes, and a couple sweet craft projects this storytime will give all the warm, fuzzy…
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Storytime Theme: President’s Day
With the America 250 celebration set for next year, you might want to try incorporating a President’s Day storytime into your schedule! It could be a great introduction to civil literacy teaching basic concepts to preschoolers about our democracy like voting for the president. You could even have your own…
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Storytime Theme: Valentine’s Day
It’s time to celebrate love in all its forms with this Valentine’s Day storytime lesson plan! Like many of the holiday lesson plans that I’ve written up this year, I’ve focused on offering a list of picture books that have been recently published. And while there are dozens more to…
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Read Alouds for Fifth Graders
I believe that one of the biggest disservices to children when it comes to literacy is that many caregivers stop reading aloud once a child has learned to read. Reading aloud is extremely beneficial to children of all ages and should continue long after they are reading independently. My niece…
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16 Modern Picture Books That Feel Like Classics
I’m really excited about this list today! I spend a lot of time on this blog sharing books that are silly, brightly colored, and interactive, anything to catch a little one’s eye, for them to take just a moment to open it up and discover the power of a story.…
