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    9 Children’s Books All About South Asian Cuisine

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    I love a few things in this world and two of my big loves are books and food! We celebrated Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights this week at our library with a storytime, craft, vendors, dancers, and singers – it was a beautiful celebration. And, I must admit, my…

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    12 Fantasy Middle Grade Graphic Novels

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    Fantasy middle grade graphic novels are probably one of the absolute furthest genres and formats of books that I feel like I would enjoy and yet look at this awesome collection of 12 fantasy middle grade graphic novels! These are recently published (think the past three years) and were ones…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Are a Treat to Read

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    Today is a Halloween freebie for Top Ten Tuesday! And while I was thinking about what to focus on for this week’s theme, I decided to go with a Halloween theme of trick-or-treat and focus on really fun picture books. These ten picture books are fun, interactive titles that will…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Atmospheric YA Reads

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    When I saw today’s theme, I started laughing because I had literally just created a list of 9 Atomspheric Middle Grade Titles last week. For today’s list, I decided to focus on YA titles. And while, I’m a scaredy cat when it comes to creepy books, I wanted to pull…

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    12 Middle Grade Books that Lead to Great Book Discussions

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    Books are a great way to discuss big topics, themes, and feelings with kids of all ages. Middle grade students especially like to talk (we know that!) and the books listed below are not only great discussion titles, they’re all great titles period. Whether you’re looking for the fantastical or…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Lightning on the Cover

    Top Ten Tuesday

    Today’s theme was to choose weather-related covers or titles. I wanted to do something fun and interesting, so I chose to find kids’ books with lightning on the cover. This was such a fun list to pull together with titles spanning age groups and genres. I have fun pulling together…

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    9 Atmospheric Middle Grade Titles

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    As the days grow colder and the sun sets earlier it’s the perfect time to pull out these 9 atmospheric middle grade titles. These authors create a setting that feels almost like a character in a book as you can picture yourself fully in the story. While atmospheric books can…

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    12 Kid Lit Titles with Fall 2023 Publication Dates

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    There are so many children’s books being published every week, how do you even keep track? It’s not the easiest, even for librarians! But, here are a few resources that you can use at home to keep up-to-date with upcoming releases. You can always search for your favorite publishers (if…

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    12 Therapy-Positive Middle Grade Books

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    October 1 – 7 is Mental Illness Awareness Week and to boost the openness and acceptability of mental health, I’m sharing 12 therapy-positive middle grade books. I’ve got a number of other book lists available including 16 Middle Grade Books About Mental Health and 9 Middle Grade Books for World…