fiction

Children’s Book Review: Ode to a Bad Day by Chelsea Lin Wallace

In an Ode to a Bad Day, a young girl feels that everything possible that could go wrong has happened. Tomorrow has to be a better day.
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Children’s Book Review: Nothing Ever Happens on a Gray Day by Grant Snider

A young girl sets off on her bike to find something fun on such a gray day. What she finds surprises her and reminds all of us to find the joy in the dreary days of life.
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Books that Came My Way in August 2023

Books that Came My Way in August 2023 including fiction, cookbooks, middle-grade fiction, board books, and picture books.
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Children’s Book Review: Little Mole Gives Thanks by Glenys Nellist

Little Mole plans a special feast for some very important friends, but ends up hosting some even more special friends instead.
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Children’s Books for Back-to-School: A Funny Thing Happened After School by Davide Cali & Benjamin Chaud

This month, I’m sharing several books to prepare your child for school. If you have a child worried about starting Kindergarten or maybe you have a preschooler, either way, I’ll be sharing books to help get your kids excited for the next school year. Click HERE to see all the books for Back to School. A FUNNY…
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Children’s Books for Back to School: Welcome to Preschool by Maria Carluccio

Welcome your child to preschool with this interactive board book.
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Children’s Book Review: My Cuddly Bunny by Lucie Bruneliére

My Cuddly Bunny is both a book and a stuffed animal perfect for introducing reading time to a baby.
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Children’s Books for Back to School: Yenebi’s Drive to School by Sendy Santamaria

A child that lives on both sides of the US/Mexico border shares her story of crossing the border just to get to school.
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Children’s Books for Back to School: Sora’s Seashells by Helena Ku Rhee

Sora loves searching for seashells with her grandmother during the summer. When Sora is teased at school she remembers a lesson her grandmother taught her.
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Books that Came My Way in July 2023

All the books that came my way in July 2023 including adult fiction, historical fiction, romance, and a large selection of children's books.
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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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