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10 Books to Celebrate America’s Birthday
One Nation: America By the Numbers by Devin Scillian A is for America: An American Alphabet by Devin Scillian Grandma Drove the Garbage Truck by Katie Clark This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie The Night Before the Fourth of July by Natasha Wing Hats Off for the Fourth of…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
From Literacious (and Sandra Boynton!)
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4th of July Books – Just to Get You Started!
Here are five books for the 4th of July! Some I’ve used for storytime, others are just really fun read alouds and still others make great resources with lots of quality information that is easily accessible for elementary school students. These are not by far, the best or only books…
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Memorial Day – Books for Kids
Although many people are excited about Memorial Day because they are off from school or work, spend time with family, have picnics, and more, it’s important to remember the reason we celebrate Memorial Day, so here are ten books for kids – fiction, nonfiction, picture books, middle grade and a…
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Toddler Storytime – Tap the Magic Tree (Earth Day)
We’re in a spring mood here (finally!) It’s been raining a lot, the trees are flowering, leaves are beginning to show and I’m ready for the nice weather of spring! My first group of kids were really into Tap the Magic Tree, but other than that were very fidgety and excited and…
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A Season of Gifts
The only time I have to listen to audiobooks is when I drive to my parents’ home (which gives a solid 5 hours in the car one-way). I picked up A Season of Gifts for my drive – it’s about a 4-hour audiobook – the perfect length for my trip! …
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Twas the Night Before Christmas
Create a new tradition and read a few Christmas stories on your own or share some with you family today! One of my favorites is The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Every time I read it, I can hear my mom’s voice reading this story to us when we…
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Middle School Holiday Party
In T-minus 2 hours, we’ll be hosting our middle school group, Junior Friends, holiday party filled with games, a craft, and plenty of snacks. We have found through trial and (mostly) error that an hour is just enough time for the kids to relax and hang out and not too…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
I’m just stopping in for a hot minute to wish all my readers a Happy Thanksgiving this year! If you have time take a look at the picture entitled The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz. A story about a pumpkin who just doesn’t seem to fit in, until he realizes that he…
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
I have been waiting for December 1st to be able to post this book. This has got to be one of my all time favorite Christmas stories – The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by, Barbara Robinson. This story was published in 1972 and it shows if you read it now,…
