February 2019 Picture Book Recap
Oh my word! What a start to the year! Here's what stuck out to me from the JANUARY 2019 picture book releases that crossed my desk. I...
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Indie Crushes - March 9, 2019
Challenging the ordinary through storytelling is a surefire way to hook readers. Take a familiar tale and tell it from a new perspective....
Indie Crushes - March 1, 2019
Understanding our feelings and the feelings of other builds empathy and sensitivity, helping to make us a more supportive, more...
January 2019 Picture Book Recap
Oh my word! What a start to the year! Here's what stuck out to me from the JANUARY 2019 picture book releases that crossed my desk. I...
Indie Crushes - January 18, 2019
When we learn about others' lives their experiences can help shape our own perspectives on the world. When we read about different...
Indie Crushes - January 11, 2019
Happy New Year! I'm so excited to continue to share favorites from small and independent presses as we start into the new year. This week...
November/December 2018 Picture Book Recap
Happy new year! This Picture Book Recap series was something new I tried in 2018 as a means of staying on top of my TBR pile as well as...
Sleeper Hits of 2018
It's the return of the Sleeper Hits list! If there's anything consistent about the kidlit community it's that you can bet that social...
October 2018 Picture Book Recap
Okay, so.... apparently October is a big month for book releases I read double or triple what I normally read in order to make the...
Indie Crushes - October 24, 2018
This week I thought I'd intentionally focus on nonfiction titles. I found three biographies featuring individuals I have never heard of...
September 2018 Picture Book Recap
Woah! Some seriously outstanding books are coming out this season. And just as I put finishing touches on this recap of my favorite...
Indie Crushes - October 14, 2018
A fable. A celebration. A ukulele. And the 14 standard punctuation marks (But not the interrobang‽). Here's what I've been crushing on...
August 2018 Picture Book Recap
School is off to an amazing start. Seriously, I don't know how I got so lucky to teach the students that I do. But as we're preparing to...
Indie Crushes - September 26, 2018
I've fallen behind on my reading and on my blogging, but not on my crushing. Here's what I've been crushing on this week from small,...
July 2018 Picture Book Recap
It's been a busy, wonderful summer break. We've traveled. We've been home bodies. We've explored our library. We've read mountains of...
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