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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…
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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…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Picture Book Releases For The Second Half Of The Year
Nanette’s Baguette by Mo Willems (October 25) Quit Calling Me a Monster! by Jory John (August 23) We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen (October 11) The Magic Word by Mac Barnett (October 4) The Mixed-Up Truck by Stephen Savage (July 5) The Not So Quiet Library by Zachariah Ohora (July…
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Board Books for Baby Showers
I’m at that point in my life where it seems like I have a baby shower once a month. And as a librarian, my go-to baby shower gifts are books. Books are awesome because parents can begin using them as soon as they receive them, reading to their baby in…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Valentine’s Day Books
The I Love You Book by Todd Parr Penguin in Love by Salina Yoon Sweet Hearts by Jan Carr Love, Lola by Diane De Groat Won’t You Be My Kissaroo? by Joanne Ryder Mouse’s First Valentine by Lauren Thompson Hug Machine by Scott Campbell My Heart is Like a Zoo…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/1/16
I have the best intentions to get a lot of reading done each week and then my week gets filled up with programs and meetings and dinners out and parties… and I haven’t read as much as I would have liked!Oh well, what I did get to read this week…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Snow Books
Since we got over two feet of snow, that’s all that is on anyone’s mind! That being said, here are some of my favorite snow books to share in storytime. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Snow by Manya Stojic The Mitten by Jan Brett The Story of Snopw:…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Socks & Shoes
Storytime was a handful yesterday. I have 27 registered and with probably ten nametags not claimed at the end of storytime, I still had 29 kids (plus adults and babies) in the room! The kids did really well, especially with that many – they were attentive, engaged, and excited. The…
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Update
We’ve had a 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program for about two years now. I created most of our information with great tips and tricks for parents/caregivers to use in their daily lives to encourage early literacy skills. Our original log had 10 different log-in papers (one for each 100 books)…
