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Storytime Theme: Astronauts
It’s time to blast off into space with this Astronaut storytime lesson plan! It’s been a minute, I have an outer space storytime from 2019, a stars theme from 2025, and a few others from years in between. I love finding new ideas for storytime, especially after sharing storytime themes…
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Storytime Theme: Mid-Autumn Festival
I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know a lot about the Mid-Autumn Festival, but there have been a number of children’s books being published in the past few years about this harvest celebration and I thought it was an important one to include with the special, holiday…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Visual
This might be one of my favorite lists this month! I’m a very visual learner, so having books that put a focus on creating a visual environment for readers, especially nonfiction titles, is wonderful! Visual nonfiction is just one type of nonfiction writing and if you want to learn more…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Outer Space
We’re heading a little further away with this book list – among the stars! While I’ve never been interested in the technology side of outer space – rockets, satellites, astronauts, I do love looking at the stars. Where I live now has entirely too much light pollution to see anything…
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Storytime Theme: Moon
The moon was so bright this morning when I went out to walk my dog. It was still very much dark outside and much colder than it has been! The moon was almost full and just so, so bright! I thought a list of moon storytime books would be perfect…
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Star Storytime
I love the stars, especially when you’re in the middle of nowhere and they’re so bright it almost feels like you can reach out and touch them. Check out these great star picture books to share with your little ones in a formal storytime or to take home with you…
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Moon Storytime
I love moon picture books, here are just a couple to share with your little ones in a formal storytime or to take home with you for an impromptu storytime with the family! You can also check out the spectacular nonfiction books available about the moon and pick and choose…
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#blogbookaday: Touch the Brightest Star
Summary: “A companion to the popular and acclaimed Tap the Magic Tree! In this interactive bedtime story, touch, tap, blink, whisper, and more to make magic happen in the nighttime sky, from sunset to sunrise. What happens while you’re sleeping? With lush, beautiful watercolors and cut-paper collage, Christie Matheson reveals the…
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#blogbookaday: Nature’s Lullaby Fills the Night
Summary: “Night falls, and the world sings a lullaby in this beautifully imagined picture book. The lush illustrations and gentle, rhyming text will lull young readers to sleep. Shh—listen. Can you hear the quiet, loving sounds of the nighttime world? From moths fluttering their powdery wings, to a nightingale’s sweet trills,…
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Maggot Moon
Sally Gardner’s Maggot Moon was unexpected and has left me with an unsettled feeling. The story itself was well-written, really capturing the essence of the characters and the setting. The story begins with the powerful, “I’m wondering what if…” What if are two very powerful words that make all the…
