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Book Review: T. Veg: The Story of a Carrot-Crunching Dinosaur
Abrams Books for Young Readers sent me T. Veg: The Story of a Carrot-Crunching Dinosaur written by Smriti Prasadam-Halls and illustrated by Katherina Manolessou to review. “Reginald the T. Rex had a fierce and mighty roar!” He also happened to be a vegetarian T. Rex, choosing broccoli, beans, grapes, and greens.…
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2017 Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Finalists
The first annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award finalists were announced last week and I didn’t get a chance to post this yet, so here goes. Anna Dewdney, children’s book author and illustrator, most well-known for her series Llama Llama passed away last year of brain cancer at the age of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I'd Love to Meet
I’ve been so lucky to meet some of my favorite authors already (conferences, BEA, festivals, etc.) But I wanted to create a list of authors that I haven’t yet met that I’d really love to meet in person! Anna McQuinn – Her Lola & Leo series is one of my…
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Women’s History Month Booklist
In honor of Women’s History Month, here are 20 picture book biographies about awesome women! Enjoy! Here Come the Girl Scouts!: The Amazing All-True Story of Juliette ‘Daisy’ Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure by Shana Corey, illustrated by Hadley Hooper Frida by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Ana Juan Mermaid Queen: The Spectacular True…
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10 Titles for St. Patrick’s Day
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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Book Reviews: Tinyville Town
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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"I Wish You More"
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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Children's & Teen Choice Book Awards
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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(Unofficial) Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books for Vin & Leo… or Funny Picture Books
I get the chance to hang out with some pretty awesome kids at the library, but two of y favorites are Vin & Leo, brothers who come at least once a week to the library for storytime, playtime, or to check out some new books. So, on behalf of a…
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10 Picture Books About an Immigration Experience
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…