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Say My Name: Importance of Names
The school year has already started for a lot of kids and if it hasn’t yet, the school year is right around the corner. It’s important to share books about the excitement and anxiety of starting a new school year or riding the bus to school. But, you don’t often…
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Four on Friday: Take a Walk
I start every day taking my pup for a walk in the neighborhood – rain or shine, snow or heat. We’re out there at least to take a jaunt around the block and usually longer to get out her energy before work starts. After work, I get home and the…
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9 Picture Books All About School Buses
School’s not quite back in session in my area, but I’ve already begun to see the school buses out and about. They’re practicing their routes and getting serviced ready to welcome school children aboard in just a few weeks. If your little one is stepping onto a school bus for…
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Four on Friday: Ocean Animals
I’m so enjoying creating these mini-booklists and as a sucker for alliteration, the name works so well for Fridays. Today theme is Four on Friday: Ocean Animals! My favorite animals of all time are dolphins. I love how sleek and smooth they are swimming through the ocean, leaping with such…
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4 Picture Books About Baking
My post – 4 Picture Books About Cooking was quite popular last weekend. So I thought I’d replicate it and focus on baking this week. Here are 4 picture books about baking sure to inspire you and make your tummy rumble! If you ask someone who enjoys being in the…
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10th Annual Picture Book 10 for 10: Kindness
Picture Book 10 for 10 is an annual event to share picture books you love with fellow book lovers! I’ve been participating for a few years and like to choose a new theme each year. Previous themes have included – Sing Along, Owls, and Wordless Picture Books. Today’s theme is…
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Four on Friday: International Cat Day
I’d be remiss as a librarian not to share some cat picture books for International Cat Day (August 8th). So, although I’m a day late, here’s my Four on Friday: International Cat Day themed list! To be honest, and at the risk of losing my librarian card, I’m actually more…
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4 Picture Books About Cooking
I love to cook! I’m constantly looking for new recipes to try and meals to make. And I think a lot of it stems from my childhood – my parents encouraged (and required) all of us to pitch in with chores around the house and especially in the kitchen. With…
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9 Picture Books About Gardens
It’s Saturday in late July which means I’ll be spending much of my day working on my garden beds. I have a flower garden in front of my house (that is currently being taken over by weeds) and a vegetable garden that runs along the side of my house filled…
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6 Picture Books About Breakfast
As I was getting ready to make breakfast this morning, I realized that it would make the perfect content to share this morning! There’s your classic Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss and new titles like Everyone Loves Bacon by Kelly DiPucchio. Whatever you like to eat for breakfast,…
