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Picture Book Month: Farmers
Farming is serious business, but when the farmer never smiles, the animals try their best to get him to at least chuckle. But, nothing seems to make the farmer smile – nothing! So with that, the animals decide to leave the farm looking for a place that will take them…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Great Leaders
I decided to go with strong female characters who I think would make great leaders, granted most of these characters are young, so we might need to wait a few years before they’d be of age to become great leaders, but I think they have the characteristics that make great…
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Picture Book Month: Storms & Typhoons
If you’re looking for the most adorable stormy to read to your scared little ones. Look no further than – Stormy Night by Salina Yoon. I first fell in love with Salina’s work after reading her book Penguin & Pinecone and I was hooked. This is a sweet story of a little…
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Picture Book Month: Monkeys
I grabbed the book Tall by Jez Alborough and then I opened it up and realized that the character was in fact a chimpanzee, not a monkey. But, then I remembered Warning: Do Not Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt and Matthew Forsythe and all was right with the world. This story is…
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Picture Book Month: Friends
Although not your typical friendship book or your typical princess story. Princess Hyacinth: the Suprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated is a true story of adventure and friendship. The princess has a terirble problem – she floats and without being weighed down by gold weights, diamond pebbles and the heaviest jewels…
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Picture Book Month: Mothers
A sweet title for new moms of daughters, as the mom in this story watches her daughter grow up with beautiful couplets, such as, “One day I counted your fingers and kissed each one.” If you’re looking for a beautiful gift for a new (or well-versed) mom, look no further…
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November is… Picture Book Month
All this month, I’ll be sharing my picture book love on my blog as part of Picture Book Month! I’ll be highlighting a different book each day that matches that day’s theme according to the 2017 Calendar and I’ll be sharing the link to each author/illiustrator’s essays on why picture…
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Halloween Giveaway – Today ONLY!
I’m giving away a copy of Frankenbunny by Jill Esbaum and illustrated by Alice Brereton. A huge shout-out goes to Sterling Children’s Books for hooking you up with a giveaway copy! Spencer the Bunny’s big brothers ALWAYS frighten him with scary monster stories. And the most terrifying beast of all is…
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Halloween Giveaway
Stop by Literacious all day tomorrow, Tuesday, October 31st to win a copy of Frankebunny by Jill Esbaum and illustrated by Alice Brereton! Spencer the Bunny’s big brothers ALWAYS frighten him with scary monster stories. And the most terrifying beast of all is Frankenbunny – with his crusty fangs, flashing…
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25 Picture Books for Halloween
I know so many little ones who love to dress up for Halloween! If that’s one of your little ones, stop by your local library or bookstore to pick up some of these great Halloween titles! Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler, illustrated by S.D. Schindler…