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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Quintessential
The letter “Q” is always a tricky one when it comes to the A to Z Challenge. But this year, the word quintessential came to me right away and worked out perfectly for my adventurous readers theme. I’m using the definition of quintessential to mean classics, so I’m sharing some…
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RIP Beverly Cleary
How lucky are we to have been given the chance to the chance to live in a world with Beverly Cleary? Beverly Cleary was 104 years old when she passed away on March 25, 2021. Can you imagine the generations of kids that got hooked on reading because of her…
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Pairing Classic Favorites with Contemporary Titles
I was mulling over new ideas to blog about and this is something that I see at the library all the time! Parents come in asking for familiar books from their childhood to share with their kids. These are familiar books, often filling parents with fond memories of childhood. And…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Didn't Love (Don't Hate Me)
Don’t @ me asking me how I could dislike all of these titles, but I’m not a huge fan of classics. I’ve never been and I think that if I had read these books as an adult, it might have been different. Having read them in high school, I don’t…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Modern Titles to Pair with Classics
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a huge fan of classic literature read in high school – I think it’s difficult to teach, it’s difficult to connect to students’ lives and it’s often filled with a lot of old/dead white men. So, this Top Ten Tuesday is…
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Racism, Children's Classics and the World Today
This post has been in my heart and mind for a few days now and after seeing Grace Lin speak about this very issue on PBS NewsHour and in light of recent events, I think it’s an important subject that kids, parents, teachers, librarians and everyone in between should be…
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30 Modern, Middle Grade Classics
Summer is right around the corner and I don’t know if you hear this at your library, but we often have parents come in asking for classics to give to their children to read over summer break. This request usually makes me cringe on the inside, while I try to…
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Baby Shower Books – Version 2.0
I’m headed to, Jamie, my friend and fellow blogger’s baby shower today! If you’ve never checked out The Perpetual Page-Turner, go there now, I’ll wait. Also, check out The Broke & the Bookish, where Jamie is the creator and a contributor! Before I get into board books, I have to…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Things That Will Make Me Instantly NOT Want To Read A Book
Poetry Although I have enjoyed novels in verse, reading poetry is something that I can’t seem to get into… I’m a quick reader and I think the subtle nuance of poetry is often lost on me. Horror Although I love thrillers, I can’t stand to be scared, especially if I’m…
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What Makes a Book a Classic?
Just Google “classic literature” and you’ll come up with dozens upon dozens of lists that are each a little unique about what they consider a “classic.” Although an older story, “In Literature, What Makes a Classic?” on NPR is a great discussion/interview with Alfred A. Knopf editor Sonny Mehta and…
