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2022 Summer Bookaday

August 15, 2022 ♦

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Another summer has gone by and more books have been read! This year, I did not meet my goal, if I don’t count the picture books I read. But, I read A LOT and wrote A LOT. I finished the first complete draft of my own manuscript, so that has…

IMWAYR and Reviews

August 15, 2022 ♦

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #IMWAYR is a weekly blog hop co-hosted by Unleashing Readers and Teach Mentor Texts which focuses on sharing books marketed for children and young adults. It offers opportunities to share and recommend books with each other. Make sure to visit these blogs (and those linked in their posts)…

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August 8, 2022 ♦

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August 2, 2022 ♦

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Day 30 Picture Book Frenzy: I Want to Ride the Tap Tap by Danielle Joseph and Olivier Ganthier

July 31, 2022 ♦

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I Want to Ride the Tap Tap is a day-of-the-week picture book about a Black family who ride the taxi-bus service–called a tap tap–in Haiti, and the fascinating people they meet along the way.Monday through Saturday, Claude and Manman walk Papa to the tap tap stop, where Claude meets all sorts…

Day 29 Picture Book Frenzy: The Little House of Hope by Terry Catasús Jennings and Raúl Colón

July 31, 2022 ♦

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When Esperanza and her family arrive in the United States from Cuba, they rent a little house, una casita. It may be small, but they soon prove that there’s room enough to share with a whole community.“It was a little house. Una casita . . .It was small.It smelled like…

Day 28 Birds on Wishbone Street by Suzanne Del Rizzo

July 30, 2022 ♦

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A simple act of neighborly kindness and a bird that needs their aid helps former refugee Sami settle into his new community with new-found friend Moe. Moe’s neighbors on Wishbone Street come from all over the world, and she’s excited to meet the new boy who just arrived from Syria. Sami…

Day 27 Picture Book Frenzy: You Are Not Alone by Alphabet Rockers and Ashley Evans

July 29, 2022 ♦

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From the Grammy award-nominated hip-hop group Alphabet Rockers comes an empowering picture book that invites kids to to love themselves, stand up to hate, and foster inclusivity among their peers!When I say something is unfair to me, but it’s fair for you, what does that make it?When I meditate, it…

Day 26 Picture Book Frenzy: Listen to the Language of the Trees by Tera Kelley and Marie Hermansson

July 28, 2022 ♦

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This fascinating picture book explores the underground communication system between trees and helps young readers see that the natural world’s survival depends on staying connected and helping others—just like us!Readers will discover that trees have their own social network, and helping one another thrive is trending.The fascinating mycorrhizal fungi network…

Day 25 Picture Book Frenzy: Sunflower Sisters by Monika Singh Gongotra and Michaela Dias-Hayes

July 27, 2022 ♦

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Sunflower Sisters celebrates two strong and independent girls experiencing each other’s South Asian and Nigerian traditions while learning to embrace the color of their dark brown skin.In this heartwarming celebration of skin shades from sun-browned to autumn-leaf-gold, Amitra and Kiki get dressed for their siblings’ weddings while enduring family nitpicks…