• Lists

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/1/16

    Eventually (I hope), my life will slow down just a little and I’ll be able to read more.  I don’t see that happening any time soon, but one can hope.  I didn’t get a lot of reading time this week as I had something happening after work every night this…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/25/16

    Well, I was right about my cupcakes from last week… they were delicious, but they did not look pretty – it was 97 degrees the day of the bridal shower.  Needless to say, it was a very warm shower.  And was another busy and tiring week, so I didn’t get…

  • Lists

    25 Summer Reads from Picture Books to YA Novels

    The Raft by Jim LaMarche Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse Summer Days and Nights by Wong Herbert Yee To the Beach by Linda Ashman The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach by Melanie Watt Pool by Chi-hyŏn Yi One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab by…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Book Set Outside the U.S.

    This Top Ten Tuesday topic couldn’t have come at a more perfect time as I’m trying so hard to find words to describe how I’m feeling about all that has been happening in the news – race relations in the U.S., terrorist attacks around the world… I feel so much…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/18/16

    This summer has been such a busy one!  I’ve had stuff going on every weekend which really cuts into my reading time – especially because during the week, my work schedule changes daily depending on when we have programs and when I need to cover a desk.  That being said,…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/11/16

    I missed reporting last week as it was the 4th of July, so here’s a two-week update.  I’ve been trying to read fairly regularly as I can tell when I’m not reading enough – I get extra stressed out and cranky.  And with summer reading in full force, the less…

  • Reviews

    Kids’ Review: Smile

    I’m going to try starting a new aspect of my blog with some of the kids I know at the library reviewing books they love (or don’t!).  My first reviewer is “S”, a coworker’s daughter who I’ve known for a number of years.  She’s in middle school now and is…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/27/16

    Summer reading means being busy all week and this weekend was packed with birthday parties, barbeques and graduation parties. That being said, I did get to do some reading – and some great stories at that! I read The Gallery by Laura Marx Fitzgerald, who also wrote Under the Egg. I love art…