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Shelf Challenge: Spanish Style
Recently, the Busy Librarian, Matthew Winner, challenged librarians and media specialists to get to know their collections a little better through a “shelf challenge.” Read more about the Shelf...
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The Gingerbread Girl wins our heart!
Some of the latest books that I have read with my sweet 3 year old boy have been by Lisa Campbell Ernst: When Bluebell Sang, Zinnia and Dot, and The Gingerbread Girl. Our favorite of the three...
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Little Red Riding Hood Lurks in an Unexpected Place
Often in the Merry Media center, we receive requests for books that can be compared and contrasted. During last night’s reading for the #ShelfChallenge, I happened across a true jewel, Ruby by...
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It’s Monday! What are you reading from Picture Books to YA?
This post was inspired by Sarah Wendorf of Page In Training. Each Monday a group of bloggers posts what they are reading. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead is a book that I finished last week. I had...
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Nancy Tafuri Books
The beautiful titles that I enjoyed today as a part of The Shelf Challenge were by the author Nancy Tafuri. Snowy, Flowy, Blowy is a title that I had read previously and loved the simple rhyme scheme...
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Let’s Have a Fiesta!
A Shelf Challenge title. Fiesta Babies is a wonderful short read aloud title, which incorporates a few Spanish words and phrases into the text. Tafolla, the author, makes it easy to figure out the...
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A Slow Start with Sagwa
My four year old son was really excited about reading Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat by Amy Tan. The artistry on the cover of the book was extremely detailed and enticing. The first page or two of...
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Tang is Terrific
A Shelf Challenge Title The artwork and the illustrations created by Taia Morley make Greg Tang’s books stand out! As part of my journey through the T section of The Merry Media Center, I encountered...
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Tumford is NOT terrible…
As part of my ramble through the “T section” of our school library for the #ShelfChallenge, I came upon two books by Nancy Tillman. Last year one of my teacher friends recommended her books and I’m...
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Wonderful, Silly Books and a Request!
Last night I had the pleasure of sharing a couple of Jan Thomas titles with my sweet, little boy. The Doghouse was already one of our favorites in the regular rotation, so it was wonderful to share a...
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