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    12 Kids Titles All About Patience

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    As the United States and much of the rest of the world wait for the official election results to be posted, we are reminded that many adults aren’t very patient. Waiting is hard! We all have to remember that whoever wins this election, it is still up to the people…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Non-Bookish Hobbies

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    So, this was an interesting topic because so much of my life is about books – at work and in my personal life! I couldn’t think of ten hobbies, but these are all things I love to do! Baking/CookingI love spending time in my kitchen, trying new recipes and perfecting…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/2/2020

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    What I Read I’m continuing to kick butt on finishing up my TBR pile for 2020! I devoured Camp by L.C. Rosen, an LGBTQ+ summer camp book that was a fun read! I also read Atomic Women: The Untold Stories of the Scientists Who Helped Create the Nuclear Bomb by…

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    Four on Friday: National Candy Corn Day

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    It’s National Candy Corn Day! Just in time for Halloween and whether you love or hate the sugary treat, you can’t seem to escape it during this time of year! Personally, I don’t love it, but if I start eating it, it’s hard to stop. Today for Four on Friday,…

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    Which Halloween Witch? 9 Witch Picture Books

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    If you loved the monster and ghost book lists, check out this list of picture books about Halloween witches. You won’t find fantasy world witches, Salem Witch Trial witches, or actual witches among these pages! Just in time for Halloween! 9 Witch Picture Books Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman, illustrated…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Ghostly Picture Books

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    It’s a Halloween freebie this week! And as a self-proclaimed scaredy-cat, this wasn’t an easy list to create! But, after realizing that I’ve already created a really fun monster book list, I thought it would be fun to take a look at ghosts in picture books. So here are today’s…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/26/2020

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    What I Read I’m so excited that I got a bunch of reading done this week! I finished up Quintessence by Jess Redman, which I loved! Plus, I read Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad: Absolute Hero by Valerie Tripp which is a fun STEM early middle grade novel. I…

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    Four on Friday: Public Speaking & Debate

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    With all eyes in the U.S. on the 2020 presidential election, I felt that I should probably offer up some different titles than the typical “election” books that are available. (Although, I do have a list of those titles too!) Today’s Four on Friday: Public Speaking & Debate focuses more…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/19/2020

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    What I Read It was a bit of a week – a few unexpected things popped up and I worked on our first Saturday open to the public which cut into my weekend reading time a bit! Unfortunately, I was so exhausted most nights, I didn’t even crack open a…