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Storytime Theme: Light & Shadow
I think that a Light & Shadow storytime would be so fun to pull together! Especially if you can dim the lights in your storytime room and maybe have the kids use flashlights during a story or two! (Every caregiver most likely has a cellphone flashlight that would make this…
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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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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Reflections
I can’t believe it’s May already and that I’ve completed my tenth year of the Blogging A to Z Challenge! My theme this year – Fact Finders Club: Nonfiction for Curious Kids was a lot of fun to put together and I felt more on top of all the posting…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: You Do It
This was such a fun list to put together! And surprisingly easy for the letter Y! This list includes all sorts of how-to books – science experiments, crafts, cooking, baking, engineering, building, doodling, and so much more! It’s honestly a great list of titles to reference as we move into…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: X-Ray
We’re nearing the end of the alphabet and every year I dread the letter X – it’s so hard to find a word that works for my theme and then can translate into a book list. But this year, I went with x-ray and while it’s a go-to word for…
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Storytime Theme: Inventions
This was a little trickier of a storytime lesson plan, but I think it’s worth it! Teaching kids about inventing things encourages creativity, imagination, deduction and reasoning and so much more. Plus, it teaches kids that sometimes failing at something the first or (hundredth) time you try something is okay.…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Technology
It’s time to talk technology and while today’s theme could really go in almost any direction, I decided to try and take it in a wide variety of ways so as to gather a little something for everyone! We’ve got robotics, engineering, medical technology, video games, and so much more!…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Body
It’s time for Letter B and I’m sharing twelve nonfiction titles about the human body today! The human body is an amazing machine with lots of complex systems and there are kids that are fascinated with how it works. These are great books for a wide-range of kids from lift-the-flap…
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Storytime Theme: Hot & Cold
Today is a storytime lesson plan all about opposites and it’s a perfect one for today as the temperature has plummeted where I live and it’s been quite cold over the past few days. I’m remembering again why I dislike the winter – I hate being cold! But, this frigid…
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Picture Book Biographies
Here comes another list of biographies (check out Artist Bios, Author Bios, Inventor Bios and Athlete Bios) all about people, you might not ever have heard of before! This list of picture book biographies is full of fascinating facts, interesting stories, and people you just have to meet. After the…
