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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – Day 3
It’s already day three of my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! Today we’re moving toward middle grade titles with titles that would be perfect for those chapter book readers who are ready to move toward middle grade books. I picked up all of these titles at the ALA Annual Conference…
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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – Day 2
It’s the second day of my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! Today I’m highlighting some amazing books from Scholastic called Acorns and Branches. These books are focused on beginning readers ages 4-8 or to be read aloud to kids of all ages! Included in this giveaway are: Diary of a…
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Chapter Book Read Alouds for First Graders
I got a chance to see a close friend over the weekend and she was remarking how she and her husband were looking for chapter book read alouds for first graders. I love requests like this – I create booklists of all sorts for my blog, but when I get…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Generation Z
It’s the end of the month and the end of the alphabet! Today I’m celebrating by providing a list of books for younger readers as Generation Z spans to early chapter book readers! Thanks for sharing this month of diverse books with me! If you have any suggestions for some…
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8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Adventurous Guys
Yesterday I wrote a post about read aloud chapter books for strong girls and promised a post about guys and after doing some digging I found these 8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Adventurous Guys! Now, let me make this very clear – these are not books to read to…
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8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Strong Girls
I love creating reading list geared specifically to someone special. My 8 Read Aloud Chapter Books featuring strong girls is for my best friend’s daughter. She’s an absolute book lover – and has loved reading with her parents since she was a baby and as she’s grown up, my friend…
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Brian Biggs – Illustrator Spotlight
Today’s featured author/illustrator is Brian Biggs. Brian has illustrated board books, picture books, and chapter books. I absolutely adore his Tinyville Town series! My nephew, who is only 3, has requested all the titles for his own bookshelf! And being a librarian, how can I refuse a child who asks for…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’d Like to Meet
I’ve been blessed to meet a number of authors and illustrators in my career at conferences, book festivals and expos. But a few who I would love to meet (and haven’t yet) include the authors below. I chose my list based on the titles they’ve published (which I’ve loved), interviews…
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Three on a Theme: Hispanic Heritage Month
I cheated a little bit this week for my Three on a Theme and went with six books – the past three years’ of authors and illustrators who have won the Pura Belpré Award. The Pura Belpré Award “established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose…
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Genre Booklists for Summer 2018
I know we’re still in the middle of summer, but I’ve filled this blog with ten weeks of genre-focused booklists for toddlers to teens, hoping to give every kid something they’ll be interested in reading during this school break. There are over 500 titles in these lists and are available…
