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Don't Huff and Puff! Check out Huffington Post's Best Picture Books of 2017
Huffington Post recently posted their Best Picture Books of 2017 in a way you don’t normally expect from “Best of” lists. Rather than just picking one title or a handful of “Best of” titles. The contributor, Minh Le, is a children’s author and has created such a unique list of…
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Happy Hanukkah!
I created a picture book list last year of Hanukkah titles – take a look and grab some of these great books to read with your kids during the holiday season! And if you’ve got some other suggestions – please let me know!
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2017 Goodreads Choice Awards – And the Winner Is…
With over 3,000,000 votes cast, Goodreads has announced this year’s winner of the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards – And the Winner Ss… in the following categories: Fiction Mystery & Thriller Historical Fiction Fantasy Romance Science Fiction Horror Humor Nonfiction Memoir & Autobiography History & Biography Science & Technology Food & Cookbooks…
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2017 Nerdies Nominations – open now!
The 2017 Nerdies Nomination form is officially open! Make sure to nominate your favorite titles of the year in the following categories: Picture Books: Fiction Picture Books: Nonfiction Early Readers/ Chapter Books Graphic Novels Poetry and Novels in Verse MG/YA Nonfiction Middle Grade Fiction Young Adult Fiction Per the Nerdy…
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Picture Books to Develop Emotional Intelligence
I was thinking about what to do for a blog post today and my boyfriend suggested titles to develop emotional intelligence… who am I to argue with a good idea! And so, here’s today’s post – Picture Books to Develop Emotional Intelligence. Check out some of these great titles to…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Settings I'd Love to Visit
I’ve been to some of these locations and others are still on my list of places to travel to – but wherever I go, I try and stop in a bookstore or library while I’m visiting! What bookish places do you like to visit? Top Ten Tuesday is an original…
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Picture Book Month Review
I participated in Picture Book Month, posting a picture book title each day of November that coincided with the theme for the day. If you missed a day or two, take a look! November 1 – Introduction November 2 – Mothers November 3 – Friends November 4 – Monkeys November…
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Picture Book Month: Christmas
I know that this is a classic (and much of my list for Picture Book Month were more recent titles), but my memories for this story are so clear in my mind… it’s hard to choose any other book. Rather than telling you about the plot, I’m just going to…
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Picture Book Month: School
The first day of school can be nerve-wracking… even for the school itself! This is the adorable story of a school who’s not quite sure that he wants to be a school. Lots of kids seems like a lot of work, but after learning the kids names, learning about shapes…
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The Best of…
It’s that time of year when the Best Of… lists start rolling out! I love to see what others think are the best in each genre for the year. Sometime I agree, sometime I don’t, but I almost always get some new titles from these lists. Check out Chicago Public…