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18 Middle Grade Books Featuring Cats
I’m going to start with a statement that might seem a little sacrilege as a librarian – I am much more a dog person than a cat person. That’s not to say that I don’t enjoy cats and will always give pets to any of my friends’ cats, but personally,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Inspired by Folk & Fairy Tales
With a genre freebie this week, it took me a minute to figure out which direction I wanted to go in. I’ve recently created lists based on some of my favorite genres – historical fiction and mysteries. So I wanted to give you something different. And while fantasy and science…
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12 Books About Chess for Kids
We’ve been lucky enough to have an amazing volunteer willing to help us at my library by offering chess classes for our kids! Thankfully, we have a volunteer because my staff and I know a little bit about chess, but not enough to offer a series of classes for beginner…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Characters from Different Books Who Would Be Friends
This was a tricky theme and rather than choose ten different groups of characters, I made my life just a little bit easier and only chose five groups based on interests! I’m excited to see what characters other bloggers choose because it’s such a fun way to bring books together…
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9 Books for Aspiring Writers
I was a kid who wanted to write in a journal regularly! And I tried many times over the years and it never stuck. Even when my partner suggested starting a blog, I was very hesitant to commit to writing. I never felt like I was an inherently good writer.…
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12 Read Alikes for Elephant & Piggie Fans
For kids (and adults) who are fans of Mo Willems’ and his adorable Elephant & Piggie series, I’ve collected a dozen titles that you might just need to check out! Elephant and Piggie like the predecessors, Frog and Toad, are two opposites who become the best of friends and balance…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Want to Read Because of Top Ten Tuesday
Top Ten Tuesday is an amazing blogging group to be a part of because you will never be lacking in book recommendations! With 80+ people linking their blog over to That Artsy Reader Girl each week, you’ll find a little bit of everything. Today, I’m sharing ten books that are…
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12 Books for Kids Who Love to Collect
Do you have a kiddo who can’t help but collect a little bit of everything anywhere? My niece is a BIG collector, any walk we take ends up with a pocketful of treasures – pinecones, flowers, pebbles, a little bit of everything! Typically she forgets all about it as soon…
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9 White Bird Read Alikes
R. J. Palacio’s White Bird is being adapted for the big screen, but with several delays, I hope that it becomes available later this year. Based in the same world as her hit book, Wonder, White Bird is the story of Julian’s grandmother. As a young Jewish girl, she was…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Forgotten Backlist Titles
With so many books being published each year and sometimes each month, it can be hard to remember all the amazing forgotten backlist titles that also exist. Browsing a used bookstore or public library is a great way to discover some of these older titles that amazing stories you don’t…
