• Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Most Unique Books I've Read

    Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke Nuts To You by Lynne Rae Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Bunny – Detective Extraordinaire! by Polly Horvath, illustrated by Sophie Blackall Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Skottie Young Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger, illustrated by Jen Wang The Adventures of a South Pole…

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    Anna Dewdney Read Together Award

    An amazing award is being created by Penguin Young Readers, Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader to remember acclaimed children’s author/illustrator Anna Dewdney who passed away in September from cancer. The Anna Dewdney Read Together Award “will be given annually to a picture book, published in the U.S. during…

  • Reviews

    Picture Book Month Theme: Weather

    You’ll be seeing a lot of picture books on my blog throughout the month of November as we celebrate Picture Book Month.  You’ll definitely want to check out the website as picture book authors and illustrators will be posting an essay each day about the importance of picture books!  Check…

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    Picture Book Theme: Peace

    You’ll be seeing a lot of picture books on my blog throughout the month of November as we celebrate Picture Book Month.  You’ll definitely want to check out the website as picture book authors and illustrators will be posting an essay each day about the importance of picture books!  Check…

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    Picture Book Month Theme: Presidents/Elections

    You’ll be seeing a lot of picture books on my blog throughout the month of November as we celebrate Picture Book Month.  You’ll definitely want to check out the website as picture book authors and illustrators will be posting an essay each day about the importance of picture books!  Check…

  • Lists

    13 Picture Books That Celebrate Hispanic Heritage

    I’m guest posting on Brightly today! Check out this awesome list of 13 Picture Books That Celebrate Hispanic Heritage to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. And don’t forget to check back again here in the upcoming days for an even more extensive list of titles (because there are so many great…

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    10 Books to Celebrate America’s Birthday

    One Nation: America By the Numbers by Devin Scillian A is for America: An American Alphabet by Devin Scillian Grandma Drove the Garbage Truck by Katie Clark This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie The Night Before the Fourth of July by Natasha Wing Hats Off for the Fourth of…

  • Lifestyle

    Summer Reading: Book Lists and Tips for Every Age

    Penguin Random House is on point right now, promoting audiobooks at the gym and partnering to create Brightly – a resources for families to encourage and engage lifelong readers.  And what I appreciate so much about Brightly is that recommendations are not only books published by Penguin Random House, but by…