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Storytime Theme: Pennsylvania One Book
Today I’m sharing something that’s close to home for me (and for readers in Pennsylvania!), but I think it’s still accessible to anyone, so I wanted to share it out! The “Pennsylvania One Book initiative is a valuable program that highlights the importance of early literacy development in preschoolers and…
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Storytime Theme: Rainforest
It’s time to travel to the rainforest and explore with this storytime lesson plan all about the animals and plants found in the rainforest! This is a great lesson plan to incorporate nonfiction titles into storytime, especially with books that have photographs to show kids what animals really look like!…
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Storytime Theme: Monkeys
I don’t know how I’ve created years’ worth of storytime themes and have never done a theme around monkeys?!?!? I’ve created literally dozens of storytime themes, all of which you can check out on the blog, but never monkeys! Well, today changes all of that, I’m sharing monkey picture books,…
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Storytime Theme: Jungle
We are fully in the heat of summer right now! And last week, I offered an outdoor storytime with a jungle theme. Considering it was in the eighties with high humidity, it almost felt like we were in the jungle! I paired some really adorable jungle-themed books with lots of…
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The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Synopsis: “An action-packed, instant best-seller in the UK! Hitch a ride on this global adventure from Own Voices debut author Nizrana…
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#blogbookaday: Mama’s Kisses
Summary: “It’s bedtime in the jungle, but baby panda, elephant, orangutan, and leopard are nowhere to be found. Their mamas set out to look for their wayward little ones, calling them to bed with a soft lullaby. But look! The baby animals are crawling, creeping, hiding, and giggling, playfully staying just…
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Top 10 Most Viewed Posts in 2017
I had a great year on my blog this year with a lot more views than I was expecting and many on some older content that keeps popping up! Im hoping during the course of January, I can revisit some of these topics and create an updated booklist or make…
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Book Review: T. Veg: The Story of a Carrot-Crunching Dinosaur
Abrams Books for Young Readers sent me T. Veg: The Story of a Carrot-Crunching Dinosaur written by Smriti Prasadam-Halls and illustrated by Katherina Manolessou to review. “Reginald the T. Rex had a fierce and mighty roar!” He also happened to be a vegetarian T. Rex, choosing broccoli, beans, grapes, and greens.…
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Picture Book Month Theme: Jungle
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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Picture Book Month Theme: Monkeys
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…
