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#blogbookaday: Dough Knights and Dragons
Summary: “In a mythical kingdom, a knight and a dragon cook up a delicious plan to save their friendship! In Dough Knights and Dragons, a curious knight and an amiable dragon meet serendipitously, and instantly bond over their shared love of baking. But the friends are filled with sadness when, according to…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/27/16
Summer reading means being busy all week and this weekend was packed with birthday parties, barbeques and graduation parties. That being said, I did get to do some reading – and some great stories at that! I read The Gallery by Laura Marx Fitzgerald, who also wrote Under the Egg. I love art…
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Family Storytime Theme: Fire-Breathing Dragons
Opening: “Hello” with sign language Hello, friends. (x3) It’s time to say hello. Puppet Meet & Greet: Meet Woolly (monkey puppet) Early Literacy Tip: “Read aloud with animation. Listen to your own voice and don’t be dull, or flat, or boring. Hang loose and be loud, have fun and laugh…
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Family Storytime Theme: Color Red
Storytime went pretty well today! The kids definitely got Red by Michael Hall. I made sure to talk about it a little bit before we started and the older kids picked up on the fact that the crayon itself was blue, but it’s wrapper was red. We talked about what…
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No more snow, please!
I was remiss in posting today because I had a snow day (again!). So instead of sitting around all day I cleaned my apartment – and not the cursory cleaning, but deep spring cleaning. I can pretend its spring inside, even if it’s snowed another 6-8 inches today. I got…
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Seraphina
I had heard a lot about Seraphina before I picked it up to read. I really enjoyed the cover art with little color bust so much detail in a simple ink drawing. I do have to say that I’m quite particular about the fantasy books I read. They can’t be…