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Storytime Theme: Smelling
This is the third lesson plan in a five-part series for preschoolers to learn more about their five senses! Combining fiction and nonfiction titles, kids will learn about their noses and smelling, what noses do, how different noses look, and so much more! Plus, there are a handful of songs,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: May Flowers
Today, I’m switching things up a little bit and sharing contemporary romance covers that have flowers on them. I was inspired by Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams which I just finished last week. With a florist as a main character, I thought it was a perfect fit for May…
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Storytime Theme: Hearing
This is the next lesson plan in a five-part series for preschoolers to learn more about their five senses! Combining fiction and nonfiction titles, kids will learn about their ears and hearing, things that are quiet and loud, and great words for sound effects! Plus, there are a handful of…
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20 Audiobooks for the Whole Family
Summertime is just around the corner and if you’re anything like my family was growing up, we spent a lot of time on road trips! With both my parents being professors, we were lucky to have time to travel during the summer and often spent time visiting family in exciting…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Reflections
It’s May 1st which means that my ninth year of the Blogging A to Z Challenge is officially over! Thank you to everyone who stopped by. I had record views on my blog this month, and it was really great to see so many comments and new readers! With over…
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Storytime Theme: Sight
This is the first lesson plan in a five-part series for preschoolers to learn more about their five senses! Combining fiction and nonfiction titles, kids get to learn about their eyes and sight, why some people have to wear glasses, and how animals use their different kinds of eyes to…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons You’ve DNF’d a Book
This was a little bit of a different theme, but I had a hard enough time thinking about the reasons why I Did Not Finish (DNF) a book. It doesn’t happen often as I know what I’ll like and I don’t often stray too far from those things. But, every…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Zero In
Can you believe it?!?! We made it to the letter “Z”! And I’m taking it easy today with a list of titles that I didn’t get to add anywhere else this month, but I wanted to make sure I made a point of sharing since they are great adventure stories…
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Storytime Theme: Giraffes
While I just realized that I created this same storytime a few years ago, I found a couple more cute books to include, so check back to the other lesson plan for even more great ideas! My niece loves giraffes and I was excited to find so many sweet and…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Young Adult
Today I want to share a specifically focused book list of young adult adventure titles. And while I’ve sprinkled a few throughout the other lists for this month, many amazing young adult titles are just perfect for adventure readers. These titles are geared toward older kids (typically 13 and up),…
