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Read Aloud Thursday
It’s a random pairing today, folks. I have a soft spot in my heart for anything by Patricia Polacco, although I will concede that perhaps her very detailed stories are more ”just the right book at just the right time for just the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday
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Groundhog Day Read Alouds
This post is from the archives, but I thought I’d post it again, just in case anyone is making a quick trip to the library before Februrary 2. Enjoy! I serendepitously happened upon a few fun books about Groundhog Day last … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday
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Read Aloud Thursday–music edition
This RAT post isn’t so much about books about music in a completely straightforward way, but there’s definitely a subtle theme going on. Enjoy! I picked The Really Awful Musicians by John Manders up out the new books bin at our of … Continue reading
Posted in Award Book, Books, Education, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday
Tagged Award Winning Books Challenge, history, Middle Ages
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Ben Franklin: His Wit and Wisdom from A to Z by Alan Schroeder
History books are usually met with enthusiasm here at the House of Hope. Alphabet books, however, are not. In Ben Franklin: His Wit and Wisdom from A to Z, Alan Schroeder has written a nonfiction picture book that combines history … Continue reading
Read Aloud Thursday::Armchair Cybils–picture fiction shortlisted titles
Of all the Cybils categories I’ve actively tried to read books from, the picture fiction shortlist is the one I’ve had the hardest time tracking down books in. (Grammar geeks, please ignore my loose-and-free use of prepositions in that … Continue reading
Red Sings from Treetops by Joyce Sidman (again)
I don’t think I’ve ever done this before (well, except for the times I’ve gone on and on and on about how much my girls love all things Laura Ingalls Wilder), but I’m highlighting a book today that I’ve reviewed … Continue reading
Read Aloud Thursday–The Book of Indians by Holling C. Holling
I’m going to do something today that I almost never do: I’m going to review a book that I don’t have in front of me right now, and in fact, haven’t even had in my possession for about a month. This … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Education, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday
Tagged history, Native Americans
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Thunder Birds: Nature’s Flying Predators by Jim Arnosky
I’ve had Jim Arnosky’s Thunder Birds: Nature’s Flying Predators in my to-be-reviewed stack for a while; in fact, it has gone back to the library once and been re-shelved since I first read it, and I’ve found it and re-checked it … Continue reading
Posted in Armchair Cybils, Books, Cybils, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nature, Picture Books
Tagged Nonfiction Monday
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Read Aloud Thursday–Christmas around the World::Sweden
This year we continued with the tradition we began last year at Christmas time of studying a country’s Christmas traditions. I was overly ambitious last year and planned to study several countries. This year I lowered my expectations (which … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and crafts, Books, Education, Holiday, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday
Tagged Christmas around the World
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Read Aloud Thursday–a few more Christmas titles
Just in case you haven’t enough Christmas books to keep you reading for a few more days, I’m offering a few more to read by the light of the Christmas tree. The Money We’ll Save by Brock Cole is not … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggy Randomness, Books, Holiday, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday
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