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Children’s Books for Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month with some amazing children’s books. There are so many talented African American authors and illustrators, there are also authors and illustrators of different races portraying black characters in their stories. These are just a few books to highlight during Black History Month and is by no…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/8/16
I read exactly what I had planned this week, plus a few picture books thrown in! I got the chance to read On the Run by Tristan Bancks, check out my review. I also read The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate and The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate both by Jacqueline Kelly a turn of…
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Family Storytime Theme: Snow
My storytime went really well this morning. We’re offering a family storytime on Friday mornings at 10:30am which is something we’ve never done before and it seems to be a BIG hit already! I think I scared the parents a little because most were very attentive and participative. Hopefully, it…
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It’s Monday, What Are Your Reading? 1/25/16
I had all the plans in the world to do a TON of reading this weekend as we got hit by Winter Storm Jonas which dumped over two feet of snow on us in 24 hours. But, shoveling takes a lot of time and we’re not even done yet. So…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/18/16
Over the past week I finally got to read I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson – a world that I was so intrigued by, with two protagonists sharing the same story from two time periods with two points of view. I think John Green, Sarah Dessen and the like…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 2015 Releases I Meant To Get To But Didn’t
The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett The Girl Who Could Not Dream by Sarah Beth Durst The Unlikely Hero of Room 13-B by Teresa Toten I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli The Zodiac Legacy: Convergance by Stan Lee The…
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2016
Wow! I’m not even sure where to start. I got up extra early, skipped my gym workout and got to work by about 7:15 so I could listen to SLJ’s pre-game show before the live webcast of the Youth Media Awards at 8:00am.It was so worth it. I know everyone…
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2015 Nerdies
The 2015 Nerdies have officially been announced! Take a look at all the amazing titles from each category: Fiction Picture Books Nonfiction Picture Books Early Reader and Chapter Books Graphic Novels Poetry and Novels in Verse Nonfiction Middle Grade Fiction Young Adult Fiction (Part One) Young Adult Fiction (Part Two) The…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Halloween Picture Books
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday was a Halloween freebie and since I focus so often on middle grade novels (which I love), I thought I’d focus on ten Halloween picture books that I personally enjoy. It might have also been decided in this way because I don’t like scary books……
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/5/15
I am really slacking in the book reading department lately. But, I did get a chance to read Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley which is a beautiful storytime the belief in magic. It’s a truly wonderful story and I really enjoyed it. I also just finished Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tale: Underground…