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Dragons, Fairies, and Magic: 10+ Fantasy Titles for Ages 3-7
Summer is here! And that means loads of time for kids to experience books in all their glory. This is also a great time to encourage kids to read the books they choose (without having to worry about school assignments) and to try out new genres that they might be…
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2018 Amelia Bloomer List
“The Amelia Bloomer List is a project of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association.” If you’re looking for some feminist titles for your little one – check out the Amelia Bloomer List, an annual list created to empower young girls and boys and show…
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2017 CYBILS Award Winners
Board BooksChanging Faces: Meet Happy Bear by Nathan Thoms, illustrated by Carles Ballesteros Fiction Picture BooksBig Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper Easy ReaderKing & Kayla and the Case of the Secret Code by Dori Hillestad Butler Early Chapter BooksWedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne Selfors Elementary Non-FictionHatching Chicks in Room 6…
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ALA Youth Media Awards
Newbery Award – Hello, Universe written by Erin Entrada Kelly Caldecott Award – Wolf in the Snow illustrated and written by Matthew Cordell Coretta Scott King Author Award – Piecing Me Together written by Renée Watson Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award – Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets illustrated by Ekua…
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2017 Nerdies Nominations – open now!
The 2017 Nerdies Nomination form is officially open! Make sure to nominate your favorite titles of the year in the following categories: Picture Books: Fiction Picture Books: Nonfiction Early Readers/ Chapter Books Graphic Novels Poetry and Novels in Verse MG/YA Nonfiction Middle Grade Fiction Young Adult Fiction Per the Nerdy…
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Picture Book Month: Dogs
This title is all about expression, and if you don’t use expression, this will be one of the most boring books you read… because the only word throughout the whole story is “ball.” The adorable dog on the cover loves playing with his ball. He waits (not so patiently) for…
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(Unofficial) Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Titles for Shark Week
I’ve had a number of kids interested in shark books – everything from picture books (for those who frighten easily) to nonfiction titles that show rows of teeth and talk about sharks as apex predators and an important part of the ecosystem. So while everyone watches Michael Phelps race a…
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2016 CYBILS Awards
The awards have been announced! The CYBILS (Children’s and Young Adult Blogger’s Literary Awards) are announced on February 14th of each year. The award began in 2009 to “recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.” The categories include: Audiobooks…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/9/17
I went through a bunch of picture books this week as I’m trying to go through all the Nerdies winners – I’ve finished all the picture book and easy reader/chapter books. This week included: The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation by Shannon Hale I love this series – a…
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2016 CYBILS Finalists
Looking for more to add to your TBR list? Look not further than the 2016 CYBILS Finalists. Over the thirteen different categories, there were 1,163 books nominated. 99.7% of which were read by at least one reviewer while 98.6% were read by more at least two reviewers. That is a…