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Picture Books At The Library 105

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I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.

Over the pond, the water is a mirror, reflecting the sky. Under the pond is a hidden world of minnows darting, beavers diving, and tadpoles growing.

It’s raining, but one little boy can’t w...

B.A.R.F. Books by Jaclyn Kruzie

The Kid Lit community is filled with talented, knowledgeable, amazing people who are always ready to share what they know. Author Jaclyn Kruzie is one of those people. Jaclyn loves to do school visits and her Young Author’s Workshops focus on teaching second through sixth grade students about character development, plot progression, and language concepts. Jaclyn has stopped by Frog on a Blog today to talk about B.A.R.F.

B.A.R.F. Books

By Jaclyn Kruzie

Does your favorite picture book B.A.R.F.?...

Picture Book Personals (32)

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My View Book Review: Watersong by Tim McCanna and Richard Smythe

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Title: Watersong

Author: Tim McCanna

Illustrator: Richard Smythe

Publisher/Year: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers/2017

Jacket flap blurb: With a drip drop plip plop the rain starts—just a sprinkle at first. But as the storm builds, one lone fox seeks shelter.

A fox, perhaps heading home after a hunting trip, makes its way through the woods. Along the path, it encounters frogs, and mice, and ducks. The sky is gray and soon it begins to rain. At first it’s a gentle pitter patter. But...

Picture Books At The Library 104

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I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.

When Chunk goes missing, Yeti has to go to bed all by himself. Bedtime can be scary without your best friend.

In a village on the African plains, a little girl stalls bedtime by saying good...

Picture Book Personals (31)

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Picture Books At The Library 103

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I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.

Triangle plays a sneaky trick on his friend Square, but it’s Square who gets the last laugh.

For an anywhere farm, all that you need is soil, sunshine, water, a seed, and you.

When one litt...

Donating Character-Developing, Idea-Generating, World-Building Books: The Beginning by Rhonda McCormack

Love this post over at Nerdy Book Club about donating books!

Nerdy Book Club

In the mid-1970s, my older sister convinced my parents to buy me a monthly subscription to the Dr. Seuss Beginning Reader club. When a book arrived, we’d crack the spine and turn the pages, lingering over the rhymes, humor, and art. As the 70s gave way to the 80s, my sister invited me to read MADMagazine with her. We’d lie on her bed, quietly leafing through the magazine until we’d smirk or laugh at a punch line. The...

Picture Book Personals (30)

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5 Ways to Make Storytime the Best Time Ever by Susan Day

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Please welcome author, literacy advocate, blogger, and dog lover, Susan Day, to Frog on a Blog. On her blog, Astro’s Adventures Book Club, Susan has made it her mission to help grandparents create lasting memories by showing them how to share the wonders of reading with their grandchildren.

Today, Susan stopped by to share tips on making storytime an extra special time for both reader and listener.

5 Ways to Make Storytime the Best Time Ever

by Susan Day

Have you ever been riveted to your c...