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Like – Picture Book Review
Summary: “Are you like a tin can?Not really. How about a swimming pool?Like a swimming pool, you are filled with water and chemicals and dirt, so you are a little bit like a swimming pool. How about mushrooms, excavators, hyenas . . . Hey, wait a minute! You know what…
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Big and Small and In-Between
Summary: “This wide, wonderful world contains many things. Some things are as big as a family of bears; some are as small as a reflection in a puddle. Some things are felt rather than seen. In between it all is . . . you. What kinds of things will you…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/27/2021
What I Read I’m ending 2021 with some great books! Not to mention, a list that looks more like what I typically read (pre-pandemic, of course). Honestly, the only reason I was able to get this much reading done was because of a long couple of days in D. C.…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/20/2021
What I Read It’s been another interesting week of reading! I was proud of myself, I was able to snag some of the nonfiction titles I mentioned in last week’s Top Ten Tuesday! This week I read 13 Ways to Eat a Fly by Sue Heavenrich, illustrated by David Clark,…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/13/2021
What I Read This week I read exactly what I planned to read – Saint Ivy: Kind at All Costs by Laurie Morrison. This middle grade book is set in Philadelphia, which I love because I live in a suburb not too far away. I also finally tried out that…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/6/2021
What I Read I finished up One Kid’s Trash by Jamie Sumner this week… and that’s about it! With extra nights at work and working on Saturday, my week filled up faster than I expected. I’m also super excited because I joined a local rock gym (and have the blisters…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/29/2021
What I Read I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend! Because my family travels for the holiday weekend, Thanksgiving begins on Wednesday and doesn’t end until Sunday for me. It was a little different this year, just due to everyone’s schedule, but it worked out. I got to spend…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/22/2021
What I Read A little work/life balance leads to some amazing things! Even working late a little bit this week, I actually read four middle grade books! That’s a great reading week for me, especially lately! I even got a lot of the house cleaned up and organized. I’ll have…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/15/2021
What I Read Well, the best-laid plans! I was planning to be off from Thursday – Sunday this week and was super excited to work on some blogging ideas and get a lot of reading done! But, unfortunately, I had a few staffing situations that required me to head back…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/8/2021
What I Read I finished Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera and loved it all the way through. I’m a huge fan of books that bring to life multicultural folk and fairy tales or books that have that “folk tale” feel. I didn’t have a lot…