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Magical Realism Booklist Recap
Magical Realism Recap A Wee Bit of Magic: 10+ Magical Realism Titles for Ages 3-7 A Little Magic Here and There: 15+ Magical Realism Titles for Ages 8-12 Realism and Surrealism Combine: 13+ Magical Realism Titles for Ages 13 and up Hard to Believe It’s True: 10+ Nonfiction Titles for…
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#blogbookaday: Ice Boy
Summary: “Ice Boy has a normal life. He likes goofing around with his siblings (“Don’t lick your brother!”). He listens when his parents tell him that being chosen to cool someone’s drink or be a cold compress is the best thing that can happen to an ice cube. But Ice Boy…
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#blogbookaday: Duck, Duck, Dinosaur
Summary: “Three eggs in a nest begin to wiggle and wobble, until CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! It’s a duck . . . duck . . . DINOSAUR! Meet Feather, Flap, and Spike. They’re three unlikely siblings who each want to stand out. But together, they make the biggest splash! Perfect for families…
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#blogbookaday: Bloom
Summary: “‘Dig holes in the autumn soil. Drop the bulbs in one by one. Cover them with dirt. Come spring, the bulbs will flower!’ In this lushly illustrated story that celebrates life and growing up, a mother and daughter plant a garden to see how something small blooms into something as…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Worlds I’d Want to/Never Want to Live In
I couldn’t decide between the two so I chose five worlds I’d want to live in and five I wouldn’t! My five worlds I’d love to explore would be: Julia’s House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling The Vanderbeeker’s of 141st…
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A Wee Bit of Magic: 10+ Magical Realism Titles for Ages 3-7
Summer is here! And that means loads of time for kids to experience books in all their glory. This is also a great time to encourage kids to read the books they choose (without having to worry about school assignments) and to try out new genres that they might be…
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#blogbookaday: Wild One
Summary: “Can you stretch like a cat or hang like a bat? This little one can do those things and so many more as she bounds energetically through her day.” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: A little girl with a wild imagination pretends to be different animals throughout her day at the…
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#blogbookaday: Baby Goes to Market
Summary: “When Baby and Mama go to the market, Baby is so adorable that the banana seller gives him six bananas. Baby eats one and puts five in the basket, but Mama doesn’t notice. As Mama and Baby wend their way through the stalls, cheeky Baby collects five oranges, four biscuits,…
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#blogbookaday: They Say Blue
Summary: “Caldecott and Printz Honor-winning illustrator Jillian Tamaki brings us a poetic exploration of colour and nature from a young child’s point of view. They Say Blue follows a young girl as she contemplates colours in the known and the unknown, in the immediate world and the world beyond what she can see.…
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#blogbookaday: Have You Seen Elephant?
Summary: “Elephant wants to play hide and seek. You can play too, but you’ll have to try your best – he’s VERY good! Have You Seen Elephant is an absurd and heart-warming picture book from a brilliant storyteller with perfect comic timing. Watch out for the dog and the tortoise, too…”…