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Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading.  Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, events are held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, homes — wherever young readers and books connect!  The 98th anniversary of Children’s…

Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading.  Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, events are held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, homes — wherever young readers and books connect!  The 98th anniversary of Children’s…

Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading.  Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, events are held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, homes — wherever young readers and books connect!  The 98th anniversary of Children’s…

Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading.  Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, events are held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, homes — wherever young readers and books connect!  The 98th anniversary of Children’s…

WONDERFUL YOU An Adoption Story By: Lauren McLaughlin Illustrated by: Meilo So Published: April 25, 2017 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Fiction I know so many wonderful families who have adopted children. Whether they were adopted from a foreign country, from here in the US, as older children or as babies, or after…

Summers under the big shade tree in our backyard will be so much more enjoyable with our new Brazilian Hammock Chair. I can’t tell you how excited our whole family is about this chair. I have a feeling we will all be fighting over it this summer. This is an oversized hammock chair in green…

FIRST STORIES: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Illustrated by: Dan Taylor Published: February 7, 2017 Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books Fiction – Board Book This interactive board book is the perfect way to introduce your toddler to the hottest story in theaters right now, “Beauty and the Beast”.  In a very simplified format of just eight pages,…

I SEE YOU A Novel By: Clare Mackintosh Published: February 21, 2017 Publisher: Berkley Books Fiction/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense I was sufficiently creeped out by this book, so much so that I didn’t even want to read it. This merging of stalking with technology and media would make most of us question our daily routines. Zoe Walker sees…

It’s been a bit quiet on the blog lately. As the co-chair of our post-prom things got pretty hectic for me. Then, once prom was over, I needed some recovery time. I did a lot of resting and finishing up some loose ends. All I have left to do is send out final thank yous…

MILLIE’S FEATHERED FOSTER FAMILY By: Cathryn Wellner Published: April 8, 2016 Publisher: Espoir Press Fiction Millie, a pretty bantam chicken, is not able to lay eggs. When some of the farm chicks are left alone, Millie decides to take them in as her own. She takes care of them on the farm and shows them…