• Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Springtime Seeds

    Top Ten Tuesday

    This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read the full disclosure for more information. Springtime Seeds From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons With simple language and bright illustrations, non-fiction master Gail Gibbons introduces…

  • Activities

    Storytime Theme: Dirt & Mud

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    I’m going for a little something different from the typical “garden” theme storytime and instead focusing on dirt and mud! With so many kids out there who love to get messy, I think this storytime lesson plan will resonate nicely with the little ones. And, I love how diverse the…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: April Showers

    Top Ten Tuesday

    It’s a freebie week on Top Ten Tuesday! So with the weather forecast in my area showing rain for the next few days, I thought April Showers was the perfect theme! I’m a girl that needs to see the sun. But, I do love a dark and dreary day if…

  • Lists

    9 Picture Books about Bunny Rabbits

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    It’s April and for many people, Easter has already come and gone! I’m sharing just a few of the amazing bunny rabbit picture books that are available out there for families. Ranging from sweet, to creepy, to funny, to quiet these books are sure to be a hit with everyone.…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring 2021 TBR

    Top Ten Tuesday

    My Spring TBR list is trying to finish up a lot of the galleys I have for reviews. I’m a little bogged down right now in review books, but I’ve got a plan to get them read, reviewed, and published in the next month or so! The best (and worst)…

  • Lifestyle

    Slice of Life Day 11: Spring Has Sprung

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    I bet there are things that you do in your daily life that happen so frequently that you’re almost on auto-pilot. I know I do and one of those things is pulling into the driveway. My partner and I live on a very busy road with a side street intersection…

  • Lists

    Four on Friday: April Showers Bring May Flowers

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    It’s been dreary all week long, with spurts of rain, mist, and once in a while a little sun. All this weather led me to this Friday’s book list theme – April Showers Bring May Flowers. Check out these four great picture book titles and then head outside and plant…

  • Lifestyle

    Slice of Life Day 20: Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold

    Slice of Life Challenge Day 20

    During the past two days, I’ve had that lovely feeling of when you climb into the car and the inside is all warm and cozy from the sunlight streaming through the windows. I absolutely love that feeling in early spring. It’s still a little chilly outside, but once you climb…

  • Lists

    12 Spring Picture Books

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    Today is (finally) the first day of spring and what better way to celebrate than with some absolutely amazing Spring Picture Books! And Then It’s Spring by Julie Fogliano Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms by Julia Rawlinson Finding Spring by Carin Berger Let It Rain by Maryann Cocca-Leffler Lola Plants…