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12 Poetry Books for Kids
I think poetry is one of the most feared versions of literature available. And I think there’s a reason for it. As a student in school you learn poetry and you have to find the deeper meaning of the words. Or you have to stand up and recite a memorized…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Picture Books
This was such a fun list to pull together and one that was hard to stop at just twelve picture books! There are so many adventurous picture books in the world, but I controlled myself to offer you just twelve titles that make great read alouds for storytime, classrooms, and…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Outdoor
This was probably one of the easiest lists to pull together because there are so many adventure titles that just inherently take place outdoors as survival stories. I also included some that aren’t quite as intense and take place at summer camp as well. And that’s why I like sharing…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Characters I’d Like to Go on Vacation With
This Top Ten Tuesday theme took a little of time to figure out what direction I wanted to go in. Sometimes these themes are difficult to pull books for because as a reader of children’s literature, it makes it a little different when the characters are kids and not adults.…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Nonfiction
I will forever implore readers to try nonfiction because children’s nonfiction has changed drastically in the last 20-30 years. I remember growing up that nonfiction was extremely dry, text heavy, and if you were lucky you’d get a few pen and ink drawings. Now, nonfiction is engaging and accessible for…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Mystery
Another genre that I enjoy reading, today’s book list is full of middle grade and young adult mysteries. With books taking place around the world and across time, readers are sure to find a book that speaks to them. I especially like mysteries that have a really great puzzle aspect…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Legends
Some of my favorite tales are those that feel traditional in some respects, but are in other ways. I love fractured fairy tales and stories that read like the legends I grew up with but are steeped in the history and storytelling of places that I am most unfamiliar with.…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Kooky
This list of books was one of the most fun to pull together this month! It’s full of “kooky” titles a term I use with the utmost respect. I love to read books that are so far out there, I wonder, “How did the author ever come up with this?”…
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15 Diverse Easy Readers
Today I’m sharing easy readers. This is a group of books that I don’t often share about but is so vitally important to creating strong readers. Easy readers are geared toward kids from ages 4-7 (with wiggle room as usual) who are beginning to learn how to read. These books…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Journey
Taking a journey is one of the specific parts of adventure stories whether it be geographical or personal. I talked about this a little more in the historical fiction post earlier this week. And the idea that while we like adventure stories to be action-packed and page-turning, but sometimes they…
