This year to honor Dr. King’s birthday I’ve decided to highlight three excellent biographies that I’ve tremendously enjoyed. I’m also highlighting a number of titles focused on voting rights as our nation confronts once again, front and center, inequities in …
come meet interesting people! — part two
Yesterday we met 7 inspiring women in this year’s biography blitz. Today I’ve got seven more brilliant picture book biographies introducing us to 7 remarkable men. I hope encountering these inventive, determined, creative, courageous fellows encourages you and your kids …
come meet interesting people! — part one
Last year I did a week long biography blitz which was a favorite for readers and also immensely enjoyable to research and write. This year I’ve collected some more brilliant picture book biographies into two posts. Today — meet 7 …
a September jumble — fantastic fiction for ages 5 thru middle-grade
September has crept up on me! It’s the beginning of my favorite season of all, a perfect, cozy season for curling up with a good book. Today’s jumble features a handful of short chapter books, plus four fiction choices for …
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juicy gems for July…a big jumble of reads!
It’s just about the midpoint in summertime school vacations. When hot weather and long days get a bit much, a nice stack of fizzy new reads is just the ticket for cooling down and filling imaginations with something new to …
June is bustin’ out all over…books for basking in the sun
After a long, cold, wet spring, June is knocking our socks off here in Minnesota with some serious heat. Today I’ve got a collection of new picture books that fit the season perfectly — radiant with hot sun, welcoming water, …
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a splash of summer, a celebration of AAPI…a May jumble
May is the month set apart to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage and today I’ve got some superb titles to help you do just that. I’ve also got a first wash of summer-y stories as the temps …
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a fresh and lovely Springtime jumble of great reads
Today’s collection of books is a-bloom with freshness and wonder, the melody of nature, the beauty of words and cultures, with some lighthearted fiction tucked in for good measure. Here in Minnesota we’ve had a slow, chilly spring. I’m celebrating …
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a powerful look at war from Ukrainian author/artists
I’ve been waiting for this book to come into my library, but finally decided to just purchase my own copy as I wanted to share it with all of you as well as support those who have created it. It …
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a March jumble of great reads
I’m still on a bit of a blogging break which means that today I’ve got another miscellaneous jumble of titles. Each one shone out like the bright, Spring sun to me. There are *picture books *picture book biographies for Women’s …
Russia and Ukraine: windows of understanding
Like the rest of the world, my heart is devastated by the outbreak of yet another horrific war with its violent deaths and injuries, terror unleashed against peaceful citizens, conscription of human beings to destroy other human beings, panicked flight …
orange marmalade 