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8 Books to Celebrate Pi Day
Any excuse to celebrate and eat dessert is a good day in my book! So, let’s celebrate Pi Day (3-14) with these great pie-themed books. With five picture and three middle grade titles, you’re sure to find a book you’ll love and maybe even a recipe to try! Apple Pie…
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Happy Lunar New Year
Check out these fun titles all about Lunar New Year and celebrate the Year of the Pig! Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin Celebrate Chinese New Year: With Fireworks, Dragons, and Lanterns by Carolyn B. Otto D is for Dragon Dance by Ying Chang Compestine Goldy Luck and…
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#blogbookaday: Red & Lulu
Summary: “Separation and miles cannot keep a determined cardinal from his loved one in an ode to serendipity and belief that is destined to be a new Christmas classic. Red and Lulu make their nest in a particularly beautiful evergreen tree. It shades them in the hot months and keeps them…
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Happy Kwanzaa
I created this list last year and if you’d like to print the titles and authors, see my blog post for more information!
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#MGBookmas Day 2: Favorite Book Set During the Winter
I’m going to be participating in this year’s #MGBookmas list – look for titles for the next 12 days that fit each of these fun categories! You can participate to on Instagram, Twitter or your own blog! Follow #MGBookmas for everyone’s choices.
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Happy Hanukkah!
I created a picture book list last year of Hanukkah titles – take a look and grab some of these great books to read with your kids during the holiday season! And if you’ve got some other suggestions – please let me know!
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Book Review: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
Synopsis: The large Vanderbeeker family has only known life in a brownstone on 141st Street, so the five kids (and their parents) are heartbroken when they find out their mysterious and cranky landlord who lives upstairs will not be renewing their rent after Christmas. The kids take on the challenge and…
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Community Connections – Interfaith Education
I spent a few hours last night at a Sharing Ramadan event hosted by our local Islamic Society. It was a wonderful event with a speaker who took the time to talk about the beliefs of the Islam faith as well as how Muslims are being viewed by the media.…
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15 Picture Books to Celebrate Ramadan
It’s Ramadan, Curious George by H.A. Rey, Hena Khan, illustrated by Mary O’Keefe Young Under the Ramadan Moon by Sylvia Whitman, illustrated by Sue Williams Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story by Hena Khan, illustrated by Julie Paschkis The White Nights of Ramadan by Maha Addasi, illustrated by Ned Gannon My First Ramadan…
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10 Titles for St. Patrick’s Day
10 Titles for St. Patrick’s Day Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger A Fine St. Patrick’s Day by Susan Wojciechowski, illustrated by Tom Curry The Luckiest St. Patrick’s Day Ever by Teddy Slater, illustrated by Ethan Long Fiona’s Luck by Teresa Bateman, illustrated by Kelly Murphy Tim O’Toole and the Wee Folk: An…
