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Alba and The Ocean Cleanup- A Beautiful Picture Book for Earth Day and Every Day!
As you have probably guessed by now, my family and I have a *slight* obsession with the ocean and the beach. We spend as much time as possible there. We swim, play, build sandcastles, kayak, and sadly, we clean up a lot of trash. Alba and the Ocean Cleanup is an amazing picture book all about the importance of taking care of our oceans. Alba and the Ocean Cleanup I am so excited to share this new picture book with you. Written and illustrated by Lara Hawthorne, Alba and the Ocean Cleanup is the story of Alba. Alba is a fish and it is her birthday. Every year for her…
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You’ve Got Dragons- The Perfect Book for Dealing with Big Feelings
Fear, worry, and anxiety are things that many of us deal with on a daily basis! These feelings can creep up when you least expect them to and can really knock you for a loop! Now, imagine you are a child and these feelings start to settle in! It can be so scary and so confusing! You’ve Got Dragons is an INCREDIBLE picture book that explains all of these feelings so well, and in a way that will be easy to understand. This book blew me away. As someone who has dealt with anxiety and as a Mama to a child with severe anxiety, I feel like this book truly…
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4 Beautiful New Picture Books for Spring!
Springtime is here in Florida! Hopefully, it is on its way where you live as well!! I have 4 absolutely beautiful books to share with you that will make perfect additions to your springtime reading! My friends at Sleeping Bear Press sent these my way to share with you and I know you will love them as much as I did!! All of these beautiful books release on March 15th, 2020! The Voice that Won the Vote- How One Woman’s Words Made History First up we have The Voice that Won the Vote- How One Woman’s Words Made History by Elisa Boxer. I absolutely adore biographical picture books! If I…
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Penguin Sets Sail- A Beautiful Wordless Picture Book
There is something so magical about a wordless picture book. Being able to pore over the pages of the book with my kiddos and each share what is happening is just awesome. I was recently sent a copy of a beautiful new wordless book called Penguin Sets Sail by Jessica Linn Evans… and it is so charming! I can’t wait to share it with you! Penguin Sets Sail Penguin Sets Sail is the story of a little penguin who dreams of a life as a sea captain. He wears the sweetest little paper sailors hat and desperately wants to experience life on the sea. All of the other penguins are…
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SHOES- Blog Tour and Book Review!
One of my very favorite memories of childhood was spending time with my aunts. The highlight of our time together was me getting lost in their closets in piles and piles of shoes!! I can still picture my favorite ones…the ones that I would likely break my neck in now as an adult! Shoes, by Yvette Cragun transported me right back to those carefree days of childhood trying on all of those glorious SHOES! Shoes Shoes, written by Yvette Cragun and illustrated by Myra Romano is such a fun and whimsical book! The little girl in the story is in her mom’s closet and is trying on ALL kinds of…
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Shutterbug is the Bees Knees
Lights! Camera! Action! Shutterbug is a brand new picture book that will whisk you back in time to the days of old Hollywoodland! Everything about Shutterbug has an old Hollywood feel to it…from the old-fashioned phrases to the black and white illustrations you will feel transported to old Tinseltown! Shutterbug by Merry Gordon is a story about Don and his lightning bug who are down on their luck in La La Land. One day their luck changes when they happen upon an old camera and begin snapping photos of the young and glitzy stars and starlets of Hollywoodland. Can their luck last when even Tinseltown is hit with hard times?…
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Louder Than Words
We haven’t even finished with 2019 and I already have a giant list of book recommendations for you! 2020 promises to be an amazing year in the book world! I just had the pleasure of reading an Advanced Readers Copy of Louder Than Words by Kathy Kacer and it was amazing! It will simultaneously warm and break your heart and I can’t wait to share it with you! Louder Than Words Louder Than Words is the latest in the Heroes Quartet by author Kathy Kacer. It shares the story of a Jewish family during World War 2 and how one woman put her own safety on the line to help…
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The Other Side of the Wall Book Review and Tea Party!
I love it when a book inspires creativity! This happens A LOT at our house! So often we will be reading a book and all of a sudden an idea pops up for a craft, art project, or recipe! Well, I have just finished reading The Other Side of the Wall by Amy Ephron and guess what? Inspiration central! We decided it would be so fun to wrap up our reading of the book by having an English tea party! I can’t wait to show you! The Other Side of the Wall Before we jump into our English tea party, let’s chat a little about the book! The Other Side…
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Three Cheers for Olive Ewe!
You may have guessed by now that I really LOVE picture books…like, a lot! They are one of my favorite types of books to read and I absolutely LOVE sharing new picture books with you! Well, today I have a new book that I think you will love! It is called Olive and it is a beautiful blend of sweet, funny, and heartwarming!! Meet Olive I would like to introduce you to a very sweet lamb named Olive Ewe. Olive is such a happy little lamb but she tends to find herself getting into some sticky messes. She always has such wonderful intentions…but they somehow usually end up going very…
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Malamander – A Must-Read New Middle-Grade Book
“If the impossible is possible anywhere, it’ll be possible in Eerie-on-Sea” Welcome to the sleepy beach town of Eerie-on-Sea. It is winter, and everything is different during the winter. You see, legend has it that a monstrous creature called the Malamander prowls the shore of the beach in winter. Everyone has heard the legend of the Malamander. Everyone, including Herbie Lemon, one of Eerie-on-Sea’s full-time residents. Herbie is the Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus hotel and he is in charge of all of the things left behind by hotel guests…books, coats, babies…that sort of thing. One day, a young girl wanders into his hotel…actually, it would be more like she…
