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Four on Friday: Exploration
Even though winter is coming, outdoor play and exploration doesn’t have to end. My parents always took us to the zoo when it got cold (fewer people and more active animals). We went hiking on Christmas Eve a time or two. Shoveling, snowball fights, and sledding were all part of…
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Wear a Cardigan and Spread Kindness
November 13th is World Kindness Day, an international observance created in 1998. Each year, it is celebrated to “highlight good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness which binds us.” (Wikipedia) This year, WQED, Pittsburgh’s public broadcasting network and home to the…
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9 Picture Books for When You Have the Sniffles
Both my partner and I have a cold this week. Headaches, stuffy noses, sneezing, the whole shebang! So, what better thing to post then a list of 9 Picture Books for When You Have the Sniffles. Hopefully, you are sick-free, but these are great stories to share when the kids…
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Four on Friday: Not-Your-Typical Princesses
Cinderella was on my mind because our Library’s 11th Annual Enchanted Library is being held this evening. I’ve talked about it in the past – we usually see over 300 people for this event, so I’m excited! That being said, I was trying to think of a topic this morning…
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Read for the Record 2019
Today is Jumpstart’s Read for the Record 2019! It’s an initiative created to “raise awareness about the critical importance of early literacy” where millions of adults and children all read the same title. This year’s title is Thank You, Omu! by author-illustrator Oge Mora. About the Book “In this remarkable author-illustrator…
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6 Books to Celebrate Día de los Muertos
From October 31 – November 2, many people in Mexico celebrate Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. After Disney/Pixar’s Coco, I’m sure a lot more people are familiar with Day of the Dead celebrations. It’s a time to honor the deceased members of the family and celebrate…
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9 Picture Books About Ghosts
Just in time for Halloween, I’m sharing 9 Picture Books About Ghosts today on the blog! These stories range from sweet and giggly to spooky and scary and everything in between! If you’re not sure if your little ones can take the creepiness, do a quick read through first, before…
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6 Books to Celebrate Diwali
We have, in our community, a large population of Indian families. Many of which live permanently here in the U.S. while others come to work for a few years and then go back to India. Our library has hosted Diwali programming for a number of years now and it’s a…
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Please Don’t Eat Me by Liz Climo
Synopsis: “Beloved author-illustrator Liz Climo is back with a hilarious take on (reluctant) friendship that will appeal to fans of We Don’t Eat Our Classmates and I Want My Hat Back! When a carefree bunny is approached by a voracious bear in the woods, Bunny has just one request: “Please don’t eat me.”…
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15 Picture Books About Bread
I love food! I especially love to cook for the people in my life. After hearing so many wonderful things about the book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, I knew that I not only had to get my hands on a copy but that…
