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Book Review: The Land of Forgotten Girls
I’ve been in a bit of a book slump for the past few months. A lot of it has to do with a new position at work sucking up all my time and brain power. That being said, I actually physically and mentally feel different if I’m not reading enough…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/5/16
After posting every day for Picture Book Month, I now have to come up with my own content again! At least today is easy, check out the hashtag #IMWAYR on Twitter to see what others are reading this week! I always end up adding a bunch of books to my…
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Picture Book Month Theme: Family
You’ll be seeing a lot of picture books on my blog throughout the month of November as we celebrate Picture Book Month. You’ll definitely want to check out the website as picture book authors and illustrators will be posting an essay each day about the importance of picture books! Check…
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Halloween Giveaway
Make sure to submit your entries for my Workman Publishing Halloween giveaway, open until Sunday! Check out yesterday’s post to learn more about all the great books you could win! A Rafflecopter Giveaway
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Audiobooks for Kids
I grew up traveling around the United States and have vivid memories of listening to audiobooks in the car – what else were my parents supposed to do with four kids in the car for 10+ hour road trips? My parents also really loved The Phantom of the Opera and I…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/19/16
I’m was clearly in need of some massive amounts of reading because I’m feeling a lot less tired, stressed and crazy and have been reading a heck of a lot more than I have pretty much all summer. This past week, I read Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm, Summer of…
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Book Review: Just Like Me
Review Ever since a heritage report in school, Julia has had a lot of questions and thoughts swirling around her brain about her adoption, her birth mother, and trying to figure out exactly who she is. Her mom decides to send her to summer camp with her Avery and Becca,…
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Book Review: Some Kind of Happiness
I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned this, but I absolutely adore book dedication – more often than not, they’ll tell you a little something about the author, the story or if you’re lucky you’ll find one that sounds like it was written just for you. The dedication in Some…
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Yoga Storytime Theme: Poetry
Yoga Storytime Theme: Poetry Sun Salutations: Mountain, Reach Up, Touch the Ground, Hands at Knees (flat back), Plank Pose, Cobra Pose, Downward Facing Dog, Walk toward Hands. (Repeat 3x) Early Literacy Tip: April is National Poetry Month – there are some amazing picture books that are actually poems! Don’t be…
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Family Storytime Theme: Supeheroes
Family Storytime Theme: Supeheroes Superheroes are a crowd favorite, but rather than choose DC or Marvel superheroes, I found some really great stories about kids being superheroes. And as we were talking in storytime about what makes someone a superhero, a little boy responded with the best reason of all…