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Top Ten Tuesday: Books All About Trees
Today’s official theme for Top Ten Tuesday is “Covers/Titles with Things Found in Nature” and because there were so many different possibilities, I decided to narrow it down a bit and focus on trees. There are some absolutely amazing nonfiction books for kids out there specifically about tree communication. This…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 2024 Contemporary Romance Titles
Today’s a love freebie for Top Ten Tuesday and what a perfect choice for the day before Valentine’s Day. In the past, I’ve highlighted middle grade friendships, first crushes in middle grade books, fun romance reads, and picture books about self-love, and picture books for Valentine’s Day. Today, I’m excited…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Quick Kids’ Nonfiction
Today’s theme was quick reads or books to read when time is short and I’ve done a similar book list for middle grade titles, so I wanted to take some time to try something a little different. Today I focused on quick nonfiction reads that I think are not only…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2023
I spent a lot of time reading contemporary romance titles in 2023 and discovered a bunch of new-to-me authors this past year. I love how easy contemporary romances are to read, you always know the general format and what’s going to happen, but I love discovering new characters and settings.…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant to Read in 2023 But Didn’t Get To
I’m really hoping to read more middle grade novels this year and I’d love to start with some of these titles. These books were all published in 2023. And I’m excited because a bunch of these titles just won awards this morning at the ALA Youth Media Awards! I’ve been…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Goals 2024
It’s that time of year to set goals, resolutions, “words of the year”, basically a great big reset! Check out my word of the year – I think it’s going to be a word I have to work at this year, but I’m ready to trust myself. I love getting…
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2023 Blogging A to Z: Reflections
It’s May 1st and I’ve completed my 8th year of the Blogging A to Z Challenge! Over the course of April, I shared 26 blog posts with 312 picture book, chapter book, middle grade, and young adult titles under my theme – Books for Every Reader! I hope you found…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Goals 2023
It’s that time of year to set goals, resolutions, “words of the year”, basically a great big reset! Check out my word of the year – so far, I feel like it’s a great reminder when I start to get overwhelmed to take a deep breath. I love getting this…
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2023 Middle Grade Debut Authors (January – June)
Last week I was able to share a host of debut authors publishing picture books in 2023. Well, I’m back to share some 2023 Middle Grade Debut Authors (January – June). And with so many new authors being published in 2023, I’m posting the first half of the year today…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope Santa Brings This Year
As a lover of books, I don’t often add many to my personal collection. That’s not to say there aren’t books in practically every room of my house! But, I often borrow books from the library than buy them myself. That being said, these are ten books that I either…
