• Activities

    Storytime Theme: Letter I

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    This is the first letter that I’ve come across in the alphabet that actually took a little bit of time to find enough different types of books that use words that start with the letter I. I’d also say that I had to stretch a little with books like Bear…

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    Storytime Theme: Ladybug

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    I think ladybugs are such a cool insect with their bright red color and their spots! This is a really great storytime because you can take it in a STEM direction with counting or by learning about ladybug life cycles or you can go the social-emotional learning direction with The…

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    Storytime Theme: Bugs

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    Bugs are something that either fascinates little kids or terrifies them! There are plenty of bugs that bite or sting, but most bugs are really important parts of the ecosystem. This storytime can combine stories with nonfiction text to not only entertain, but also educate little ones on all the…

  • Lists

    Four on Friday: Fireflies

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    I think 4th of July weekend is the perfect time to introduce readers to some of my favorite summer animals – fireflies (or lightning bugs)! Our backyard has been filled with these little beacons of light for the past few weeks and it’s so fun to see them appear at…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: My Busy Green Garden

    Summary:  “So begins this lyrical tribute to the bugs, bees, and birds that make the garden such a busy place. With each turned page, more visitors appear, and all the while the “surprise”—a chrysalis—changes unnoticed until, on the last page, a butterfly emerges and flies away across the garden’s well-tended borders.…

  • Reviews

    Picture Book Month Theme: Insects

    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…

  • Reviews

    Book Review: Last of the Sandwalkers

    I had no idea what to expect when I opened up Jay Hosler’s Last of the Sandwalkers.  I’m not a huge fan of graphic novels, mainly, I think, because I am a very quick reader and I think that the format slows me down a little and I really don’t spend…

  • Reviews

    Grasshopper Jungle

    I reviewed an ARC copy of this book and let me tell you, I wanted to put it down for fear of nightmares with 6-foot tall praying mantises, but I couldn’t it was so interesting!  Austin, our narrator, and self-proclaimed historian is a confused teenager in love with the girl-next-door…

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    In Search of Goliathus Hercules

    In Search of Goliathus Hercules honestly scared me a little when I heard about it.  A young boy finds out that he can speak with 6-legged insects and soon realizes he is becoming more bug-like by the day.  My immediate thought went straight to Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis and I am…