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Three on a Theme: Hispanic Heritage Month
I cheated a little bit this week for my Three on a Theme and went with six books – the past three years’ of authors and illustrators who have won the Pura Belpré Award. The Pura Belpré Award “established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose…
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2018 Eisner Awards
In it’s 30th year, the Eisner Awards were announced at San Diego Comic-Con on July 20th. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, or Eisner Awards for short are given for creative achievement in American comics in 31 categories ranging from design to genre and everything in between! As I’ve said…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/16/18
I’m slowly getting back into the groove! I’m really trying to do some higher quality workouts when I’m at the gym which means that I’m not riding a stationary bike and reading a book because although I’m working out, I know I should be doing better. So, I’m back to…
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Bringing Middle Grade Books Into Every Classroom
A few weeks ago, I got the distinct pleasure of presenting to future teachers at St. Joseph’s University outside of Philadelphia. The young lady who invited me to speak is a junior at St. Joe’s this year and we just realized that I’ve known her for ten years already! She…
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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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#blogbookaday: Little Fox In the Forest
Summary: “A wordless picture book in which two friends follow a young fox deep into the woods and discover a wondrous and magical world. When a young girl brings her beloved stuffed fox to the playground, much to her astonishment, a real fox takes off with it! The girl chases the…
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My #24in48 Experience
So, while most people spend their weekends relaxing, hanging out with friends and doing housework/running errands, I spent this past weekend reading for 24 hours. Now, I could never read for 24 hours straight, but between 12:01AM on Saturday morning to 11:59PM on Sunday night, I read and read and…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/29/18
I’m tooting my own horn today, because I participated in #24in48 and read for 24 hours during a 48 hour period this weekend! It was A LOT of reading and I’m really proud of myself for being able to do it! I’ll be talking more about my experience this week,…
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It’s Not Too Late to Sign Up for the 24in48 Readathon
I took a giant step in my reading life and decided to sign up for my first 24in48 Readathon where it will be my goal to read 24 hours during a 48 hour period. Seems crazy, right? Well, I’ve had my eye on this challenge for a while and I…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/21/18
I’m currently on a reading roll, I love how much time I’m devoting to reading and I feel better for doing so. I tend to feel a little more balanced, relaxed and comfortable when I’m reading regularly. This week I read: A Rambler Steals Home by Carter Higgins The Poet’s…
