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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/5/16
I’ve had As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds on my TBR list for most of the summer, but I’m finally reading it. I’ve also been working my way through Start With Why which has some really great tips and tricks as to how to motivate staff and create a positive work…
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Storytime Theme: Picnic
Picnics are a fun way to interact with nature! Or if nature won’t cooperate, an indoor picnic on the living room floor works just as well (and you won’t get any ants!) Check out this storytime theme: picnic for a great list of titles to share on your picnic blanket!…
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Storytime Theme: Ice Cream
Who doesn’t love ice cream? This is a perfect storytime to share during the hot summer months when nothing tastes better than cool, creamy ice cream! Enjoy! Check out my extensive list of storytime themes and fun books to share with PreK kids. Opening & Closing Opening: “Put Your Hands…
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Gotta Catch ‘Em All! 14 Books for Kids Obsessed with Pokémon Go
Hi everyone! I’m over at Brightly today with a great list of books for your Pokémon Go fans from picture books to young adult! Go check ’em out! Check out some of my other video game-inspired lists! Video Game Booklists Assassin’s Creed Call of Duty Destiny Disney Infinity Fallout Grand Theft…
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25 Summer Reads from Picture Books to YA Novels
The Raft by Jim LaMarche Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse Summer Days and Nights by Wong Herbert Yee To the Beach by Linda Ashman The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach by Melanie Watt Pool by Chi-hyŏn Yi One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab by…
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Summer is Comin'… (insert Jaws theme song here!)
It’s getting to that point in the year where I have to seriously start thinking about summer reading, not that it hasn’t been happening for months now already. We had our first school visit yesterday – at the middle school, after the kids have spent the last week and a…
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Creepy Crawly Bug Story Time
We had a small but enthusiastic crowd at toddler story time this morning. Our theme – creepy-crawly bugs! A couple of the girls started out with an, “ewwwww…. I don’t like bugs!” But, I think the books that I picked worked out really well and everyone had a great time! Today…
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Book Review: Water Balloon
This coming of age novel by Audrey Vernick is a great summer read for middle school girls! When Marley’s parents decide to get separated, she finds herself spending the summer with her dad in a new house, a summer babysitting job she doesn’t want, and friends who seem too busy for…
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The Penderwicks at Point Mouette
Jeanne Birdsall has done it again, this time with the story, The Penderwicks at Point Mouette. Birdsall captures the joy and heartache that comes with growing up. Rosalind, the oldest Penderwick goes on vacation with a friend while the rest of the sisters go to Maine to visit Aunt Claire with their good…
