• Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Winter Holidays in Picture Books

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    It’s another freebie week! And I’m excited to share this very brief list of picture books about winter holidays from St. Lucia Day (inspired) to Lunar New Year and so many in between! I’m going to caveat this list to say that this is just one depiction of the holidays…

  • Lifestyle

    Bookish Holiday Gift Ideas for Kids

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    I’m not sure if any of my readers are feeling a little bit of stress over the holidays like I am, I’ve still got a few more gifts to buy and a bunch of gifts to send on their way which is my top priority for this week! If you’re…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Read Aloud Christmas Chapter Books

    Top Ten Tuesday

    It’s a Freebie day for Top Ten Tuesday and normally that would make me panic to find the “just right” topic for the week. But, this week, I was so excited! I pulled together some of my favorite chapter books and middle grade novels based around Christmas. Normally, I’m very…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Cozy Reads

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    This was such a fun list to pull together! And an easy one too. I’m firmly entrenched in the contemporary romance world right now and pulling together some cozy holiday reads is the perfect way to add some new titles to my TBR. A glass of wine or mug of…

  • Lifestyle

    Christmas Eve Traditions

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    I bet like many families this year, your Christmas Eve looks a little a lot different! Typically, my siblings and I descend on my parents’ house for a few days and it’s so loud and fun! This year, we’re all staying at our own homes and it’s so weird to…

  • Lists

    Christmas Tree Picture Books

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    Picking out our Christmas tree was always an event we looked forward to growing up. My mom would make hot chocolate to fill up a thermos, we’d pack up Christmas cookies, and then meet some friends at the Christmas tree farm. We trudged through the snow with our snow boots…

  • Reviews

    Billy and the Balloons

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    Synopsis: “Fly up, up, and away with Billy! When the wind takes Billy and his colorful balloons on a ride in the sky, he ends up having the most magical Christmas ever. A small boy + a big bunch of balloons = magic! Billy’s dad has a special touch with balloons,…

  • Lifestyle

    Christmas Gift & Creative Live

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    I’ve blogged about Creative Live in the past, but I wanted to share this amazing resource again! My partner graciously purchased eight new courses from Creative Live for me to explore as a Christmas gift. A huge shout-out to Jen at Creative Live for your amazing customer service! Thank you!…

  • Lifestyle

    Slice of Life: Family Traditions

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    Today I could have posted a collection of books about Kwanzaa as we’re in the middle of the holiday now or re-posted my birthday books post since I’m celebrating another year around the sun, but I’d rather share a little slice of life post about family traditions after spending a…

  • Lists

    6 Picture Books All About Santa Claus

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    Merry Christmas! Today I’m sharing just 6 Picture Books All About Santa Claus that you can sneak a peek at in between gift-giving, cookie-eating, and family time! If you celebrate, have a wonderful holiday, if not, I hope you have a great day and I’ll be back tomorrow! 6 Picture…