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Children's Resource: Reading Beyond Book List
I’m so excited to promote this amazing booklist, just in time for summer reading and all those parents looking for books for their kids who read beyond their grade level. The Reading Beyond booklist is a list of “75 titles chosen by the ALA-CBC (American Library Association & Children’s Book…
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The Big Nate Effect
This is something that has been going on for at least the past two years and it’s a phenomenon that my children’s librarian and I can’t figure out. We have at least two copies of every single Big Nate book written by Lincoln Peirce. And there aren’t only a couple books…
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Maker Monday: Stop Motion Animation
Our program is geared toward children entering 3rd – 6th grade in the fall. We only register 20 kids for the program because we only have 10 iPads and with technology and science programs, less is more. This is our second Maker Monday program of the summer featuring our iPads…
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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Children’s and YA Books (Disney Infinity)
Each Thursday this summer, I’ll be posting a video game and corresponding book list. This is just a fun, personal project that was actually the brainchild of my boyfriend who thought that A) it sounded awesome and B) that there are a lot of parents who would love to have…
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Mini-Vacation
It’s been a crazy summer so far and we still have a few weeks left of summer reading, so I’m taking a little break “down the shore” (as they say in the Philly-area) this weekend! Hopefully to get some reading done! See you Monday!
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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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15 Books to Keep You Cool This Summer
Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester The Adventures of a South Pole Pig by Chris Kurtz Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett Flora and the Penguin by Molly Idle Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara Joosse Frozen Secrets: Antarctica…
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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Books (Mario Bros.)
Mario Bros. (Everyone – Everyone 10+) Mario is a video game franchise with a variety of games, most focused on Mario’s adventures saving Princess Peach with his younger brother Luigi from the evil grasps of Bowser. The books chosen for this game style include high fantasy, adventure stories for all…
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Summer Reading: Book Lists and Tips for Every Age
Penguin Random House is on point right now, promoting audiobooks at the gym and partnering to create Brightly – a resources for families to encourage and engage lifelong readers. And what I appreciate so much about Brightly is that recommendations are not only books published by Penguin Random House, but by…
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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Children’s and YA Books (Sports Games)
Each Thursday this summer, I’ll be posting a video game and corresponding book list. This is just a fun, personal project that was actually the brainchild of my boyfriend who thought that A) it sounded awesome and B) that there are a lot of parents who would love to have…