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Four on Friday: Lions in the Library
I started this cute little list just pulling together some of my favorite lion picture books. Little did I know, that there are a couple books specifically about lions and libraries! So today I’m sharing Four on Friday: Lions in the Library edition! Four on Friday: Lions Library Lion by…
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Book Lovers Day
Here are five simple things you can do to celebrate Book Lovers Day! Visit an independent bookstore in person or online! Check out Bookshop.org to connect with your local indie and support indie’s all over the U.S. Take time to read together (or separately) as a family. Maybe dinner tonight…
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4th of July Books & Experiments
Happy 4th of July to all of my American readers! I’m loving this long weekend, it’s nice to have a little bit of a break from the crazy day-to-day. Today I’m sharing just a few 4th of July Books & Experiments that you can read and do with your family.…
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What My Blogging Workspace Looks Like
One of my favorite parts of learning about authors and illustrators is finding out what their workspace looks like. Are they neat and meticulous? Or do they have clutter around their space? Do they work from home, in a coffee shop, or in a shared working environment? For a long…
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Censorship or the Freedom to Read?
Public libraries have been fighting against censorship for decades. In fact, each year, public libraries celebrate the freedom to read by hosting Banned Book Week in September. In recent news, Representative Ben Baker of Missouri’s House of Representatives proposed the “Parental Oversights of Public Libraries Act” which directly attacks ALA’s…
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Just Read!
Synopsis: “Learning to read is a big accomplishment, and this exuberant picture book celebrates reading in its many forms. In lively rhyme, it follows a diverse group of word-loving children who grab the opportunity to read wherever and whenever they can. They read while waiting and while sliding or swinging; they…
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Slice of Life Day 24: Reading
I didn’t start reading at a ridiculously young age. I started reading in first grade (like most kids my age). But, I grew up in a house that enjoyed reading – both of my parents read to us at bedtime and as we grew up, my mom would take 15-20…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books to Movie Adaptations
This week was a freebie week for Top Ten Tuesday and since I’ve actually been posting regularly each week, I din’t have any topics to go back to and cover. So I decide to focus on (mostly) YA books that have movie adaptations out currently or that are coming out…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Lunch At the Library
Program Name: Lunch at the Library What: We haven’t offered this program before, but I can see how it would be a really great way for libraries in urban and suburban communities to draw in a crowd during the week. Offer a program as often as you want – once a week,…
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#blogbookaday: Hug This Book!
Summary: “An energetic, heartfelt, and humorous ode to book love. You can spin and twirl and dance with this book. You can listen while someone else reads it. You can take your book to lunch. Just do not try to feed it.” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: A book filled with all the…
