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    6 Picture Books to Celebrate Rosh Hashanah

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    L’Shanah Tovah! Today marks the first day of Rosh Hashanah and to celebrate I thought I’d share just 6 picture books to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. Because I am not Jewish and therefore have never experienced Rosh Hashanah, I’m not going to try and provide my usual introduction to the booklist.…

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    Merry Christmas

    If you’re looking for a few titles to share with your kids during the holiday season – check out Christmas Stories I Love to Read, 10 Read Aloud Titles for Christmas, 10 Picture Books about Santa, 16 Picture Books About Snow and 16 Picture Books About Snowmen.  

  • Lifestyle

    Books as Gifts

    It’s no surprise that for every gift-giving event, I purchase books. Now, I don’t always buy everyone on my list a book, but there’s usually at least one book per holiday that is bought. For my nephew and a few other little ones in my life, I started before they…

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    Happy Kwanzaa! 10 Read Aloud Titles for Kwanzaa

    That aren’t too many Kwanzaa children’s picture books out there, so here’s a list of just a few titles that I could find.  If you  have any other suggestions, please let me know!  Enjoy! Booklist Kwanzaa Kids by Joan Holub Li’l Rabbit’s Kwanzaa by Donna L. Washington The Gifts of…

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    Merry Christmas! 10 Read Aloud Titles for Christmas

    There are dozens upon dozens Christmas books out there, but I chose some from my childhood, some my mom still reads aloud to us during the holiday, others that are newly published and will make great read alouds for your family.  Enjoy! Booklist Santa Claus The World’s Number One Toy…

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    Happy Hanukkah! 10 Read Aloud Titles for Hanukkah

    I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know a lot about Hanukkah, I grew up in a small town in (fairly) rural, western PA. We had only a few kids in our school that didn’t look like me, and we knew no one who celebrated Jewish holidays. So,…

  • Reviews

    Picture Book Month Theme: Holidays

    You’ll be seeing a lot of picture books on my blog throughout the month of November as we celebrate Picture Book Month.  You’ll definitely want to check out the website as picture book authors and illustrators will be posting an essay each day about the importance of picture books!  Check…

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    Holiday Early Literacy Extras

    The holidays are just about here and although there has been a lot of talk as to whether or not holiday programming has a place in the public library, I’ve thought of some great ways to encourage early literacy at home during the holidays, yes it’s Christmas focused, but that…