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Storytime Theme: Poetry (2025 Update)
I adore picture books and I love when they become their own work of art whether that’s through art or words, I truly believe that picture books are the artwork that the world most often overlooks. Today’s storytime lesson plan is an update on an older plan that I had…
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Nonfiction Poetry for Kids
Nonfiction and poetry probably aren’t the two words that you would put together for a book list, but you might be surprised by the number of nonfiction poetry collections that exist! And honestly, it’s a really fun way to share facts in a format that is both surprising and accessible…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Things I Loved About When Green Becomes Tomatoes
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano and illustrated by Julie Morstad is a beautifully written book of poems that takes readers from March 20 all the way through the year to land back in March at the end of the book. The poetry is beautifully…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Verse
Today I’m sharing novels in verse, to coincide with today’s challenge letter “V”. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, novels in verse are books written in a poetry format rather than your typical paragraphs or prose. And I know, poetry makes people go running for the hills, but I promise…
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12 Poetry Books for Kids
I think poetry is one of the most feared versions of literature available. And I think there’s a reason for it. As a student in school you learn poetry and you have to find the deeper meaning of the words. Or you have to stand up and recite a memorized…
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2023 CYBILS Awards Winners
The CYBILS Awards have been announced and I’m so excited to share some great books for all ages! “The CYBILS Awards aims to recognize children’s and YA authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.” The winners are selected by a group of volunteer judges…
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12 Best Books for Graduation
Yes, this post should have gone live way back in May or even April, but since I didn’t get anything together at that point, I thought I’d still try and post something that can be a helpful gift guide for the next graduation season. It’s probably not surprising that books…
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12 Books of Poetry for Teens
I’m going to bet this may not be one of my more popular posts. Let’s be honest, you say the words teens and poetry in the same sentence and your mind automatically conjures up some classroom where you learned to memorize poetry from centuries ago. But, I promise, that is…
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15 Winter Wonderland Board Books
Today I’m sharing a list of board books, 15 Winter Wonderland Board Books, in fact! Not something I do very often, and yet board books are so important for the tiniest of readers! At our library, board books are one the highest circulating collections. Most likely, because they don’t take…
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15 Lyrical & Poetic Picture Books
I love read aloud picture books! A great picture book that can be read aloud is very close to perfection. And, honestly, some of the best picture books are lyrical and poetic and absolutely beautiful to read aloud. These 15 lyrical & poetic picture books are also a great way…
