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    2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Zoo

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    It’s the last letter of the alphabet! Letter “Z” for Zoo! But, we’re not absolutely done yet! Come back tomorrow for the 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge Reflection post that includes links to all 26 posts from this month! That’s 234 board book suggestions all by different authors to…

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    Storytime Theme: Dinosaurs

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    My library is following the Collaborative Summer Reading Program theme this year which is “Unearth a Story” and we are leaning heavily into the dinosaurs! We’ve got blow-up dino costumes, a bouncy dino that you can sit on, and we created our own summer reading t-shirts with a dino holding…

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    2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: You & Me

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    It’s the penultimate letter – Letter “Y”. (I absolutely love the word penultimate and I think it sounds better than ultimate or final!) It has been a very busy month for the 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge and while I love this challenge, it definitely snuck up on me…

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    2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: eXplore

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    Probably the hardest letter of the whole alphabet – the Letter “X”. For this year’s 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge, I cheated just a little bit and went with the word, eXplore! And with this word, I chose nonfiction board books. And you may be thinking, “Nonfiction, in a…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: YA Books for America’s 250th Anniversary

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    The celebration of America’s Birthday/Anniversary/Semiquincentennial is coming soon and I wanted to take some time to explore the title that are available for kids and teens. Let me tell you, this was trickier than I ever expected! While historical fiction for teens exists, there isn’t a ton of it focused…

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    Storytime Theme: America’s 250th Anniversary

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    This was a tricky storytime theme to pull together and if I hadn’t had a librarian reach out and request some help, I might have given up! The 250th Birthday of America, while an exciting celebration, is very difficult to scale down to a toddler or preschool level. So rather…

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    2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Weather

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    It’s the last wee of our 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge and today we’re looking at the Letter “W” with weather! For most of us, the weather changes day to day and sometimes hour by hour! It’s something that kids can observe out the window or when playing in…

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    2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Vocabulary

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    We’re in the home stretch now! Today, we’re looking at the Letter “V” – vocabulary! The 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge has looked at all different concepts for babies and toddlers including alphabet, colors, numbers, shapes, and so much more! Today, I’m sharing books that includ words of all…

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    2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Under the Sea

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    The Letter “U” is always tricky for the blogging challenge. This year for the 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge, I went a little specific considering the other words I selected, but it did give me enough titles to select for the theme and I think it worked out well.…

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    Kid’s Books Found in the 900s

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    With a new month, it’s time to start a new series of blog posts! This time we’re going to take a closer look at the Dewey Decimal System. For each class of numbers, I’ll share twelve specific titles for kids that you might find in that class. Before we get…