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    Graphic Novels for Beginner Readers

    Graphic Novels for Beginner Readers

    Graphic novels, or a longer variation of comics are some of the most popular books available at my library, especially for kids. For many years, graphic novels were geared toward middle grade readers (ages 8-12), but in recent years a plethora of beginner readers have cropped making graphic novels more…

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    12 Books About Puberty for Kids & Adults

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    Today’s book list is one that I feel is vitally important for families and I hope it provides resources for a variety of age and developmental levels. And while I don’t often include a lot of, specifically, parental and caregiver options, today I threw one in that could be helpful.…

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    Picture Book Biographies

    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…

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    Artist Biographies for Kids

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    Here comes another list of biographies (check out Author Bios, Inventor Bios and Athlete Bios) all about artists, hopefully some you might never have heard of before! These books make great inspiration for the kids who don’t stop doodling, drawing, folding paper, creating art with found material, sculpting, and so…

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    Author Biographies for Kids

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    Here comes another list of biographies (check out Inventor Bios and Athlete Bios) all about authors and writers! For the kids who are scribbling in their journals and coming up with fun, imaginative stories, these picture books are sure to inspire. From authors like John Newbery who had the Newbery…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’d Love a New Book From

    Top Ten Tuesday

    For today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme, I was excited to revisit some of my favorite middle grade authors. These are my automatic must-reads when anything new is published. And you may look at this list and think, that author just published a new title last year, and that may be…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons You’ve DNF’d a Book

    Top Ten Tuesday

    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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    Top Ten Tuesday: April Showers

    Top Ten Tuesday

    Today is a fitting Top Ten Tuesday theme for the beginning of April – April Showers! So today, I’m sharing ten books with raindrops on the cover. And what I love about this is that each cover is so different and I love that I get to share all of…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Spring 2024 TBR

    Top Ten Tuesday

    Oh my goodness! There are some big names publishing middle grade titles this spring. And yes, some of these books have already been published in early March, but I couldn’t not share them with you today – they’re some of the books I’m most excited to read this spring! I’m…