Children’s books

Children’s Book Review: The Secret Life of Bugs and Other Little Critters by Emmanuelle Figueras

This book, with stunning illustrations and laser-cut pages, will hold kids' attention and interest them in learning all about the secret life of bugs and other little critters.
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Children’s Book Review: You Rule! by Rilla Alexander

Kids love to measure, but you can't measure things like feelings and kindness. Help kids name their measurements by reading You Rule!
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Children’s Book Review: Baby Basics Colors Cloth Book by Marion Billet

This over-sized cloth book is perfect for babies and toddler to explore textures and colors.
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Children’s Book Review: The Red Tin Box by Matthew Burgess

A generational story of a red tin box gifted to a granddaughter from her grandma.
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Books that Came My Way in March 2023

Books that came my way in March 2023 including fiction, nonfiction, historical fiction, and children's books.
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Easter Basket Ideas: Little Wild Animal Hugs

Little Wild Animals come together to give hugs to all kinds of animals based on your toddlers matches.
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Easter Basket Ideas: Little Chicks by Taro Gomi

Little chicks leave their home for an adventure.
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Easter Basket Ideas: Baby Alligator and Baby Pony Finger Puppet Books by Yu-Hsuan Huang

Baby Alligator and Baby Pony like to stay close to their mamas and play with their friends. Toddlers will love the finger puppet features in these board books.
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Middle-Grade Book Reviews: BeeBee and the Teacher Griefer and Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine by K.A. Holt

BenBee and Ben Y are the first two books in The Kids Under the Stairs series for middle-grade readers. These novel in verse books are perfect for reluctant readers.
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Book Review: Outside Amelia’s Window by Caroline Nastro

Outside Amelia's Window there is a whole world that Amelia feels removed from due to her disability. But a bird and a couple new friends pull her to finally go outside.
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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