• Lists

    10 Titles for St. Patrick’s Day

    March 17, 2017 /

    10 Titles for St. Patrick’s Day Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger A Fine St. Patrick’s Day by Susan Wojciechowski, illustrated by Tom Curry The Luckiest St. Patrick’s Day Ever by Teddy Slater, illustrated by Ethan Long Fiona’s Luck by Teresa Bateman, illustrated by Kelly Murphy Tim O’Toole and the Wee Folk: An…

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  • Reviews

    Book Reviews: Tinyville Town

    March 15, 2017 /

    I was given the first three board books and the first picture book in the series by Abrams Appleseed to review and these darling books are going to be very popular! The board book series focuses on community helpers – I’m a Librarian, I’m a Firefighter and I’m a Veterinarian. Each of…

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  • Reviews

    "I Wish You More"

    March 13, 2017 /

    I was shocked just a week ago after reading “You May Want to Marry My Husband” that Amy Krouse Rosenthal was diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer and again today,  although not surprised, saddened to find that she passed away. It was interesting to see her article go viral as it swept…

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  • Lifestyle

    Children's & Teen Choice Book Awards

    March 7, 2017 /

    The 2017 Children’ & Teen Choice Book Awards are ready to be voted on from March 3 – May 7. This is the only national book award that is voted on only by kids and teens.  A number of schools and states have their own awards, but this is the…

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  • Lists

    10 Picture Books About an Immigration Experience

    February 16, 2017 /

    There aren’t a lot of books, but there are some books that deal with immigration for kids of all ages – from picture books to young adult novels. I chose to focus on just a few picture books, trying to get a wide variety of immigration stories. And if you…

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  • Lists

    2016 CYBILS Awards

    February 15, 2017 /

    The awards have been announced! The CYBILS (Children’s and Young Adult Blogger’s Literary Awards) are announced on February 14th of each year. The award began in 2009 to “recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.” The categories include: Audiobooks…

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  • Lists

    Nonfiction 10 for 10

    February 10, 2017 /

    I decided to go with books published in the last year – there are so many nonfiction titles available these days! I love how accessible nonfiction has become for kids. I also chose books that have won some type of award (CYBILS, Nerdies, etc.) and were not solely biographies (that…

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