Category Archives: Book Review Wednesday

Everybody’s doin’ it!

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

Everybody’s doin’ it– READ! I’m a little late on my best-of lists for 2012, but I have gotten some questions from local parents and others about my favorite reads so in keeping with the trend… I realize that not all … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo: Day 14 & Eye on the Iditarod: Aisling’s Quest

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

Excuses. It seems that when we least want them they rear their ugly heads and keep us from doing the things we know we need to do. In this way, I’ve found that exercise and writing both come with their … Continue reading →

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Book Review Wednesday: Talk Like A Pirate Day

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

Today be Talk Like a Pirate Day. Don’t ask me why ye’ landlubbers, but I’m right excited like there be a jellyfish in my gut, or like I’ve tapped a few too many casks of rum. So I’m floating out … Continue reading →

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Book Review Wednesday: Middle Grade Reading Round-up

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

It is very possible that these books will not be new to you. Many of them were published last year or before and have already been nominated and listed. Still, these wonderful books finally made it out of my to-be-read … Continue reading →

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Book Review Wednesday: Jersey Tomatoes are the Best

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

Shop Indie Bookstores The summer 2012 Olympics in London are only weeks away. After the opening ceremonies, with its choreography and flames, the athletes will get down to doing what they do best– playing their sport. For most of them, … Continue reading →

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Book Review Wednesday: She Loved Baseball

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Shop Indie Bookstores The picture book biography is a great way to get kids interested in history. (Previous reviews of PB Biographies here and here.) A good PB biography author needs a hook– a place for a young reader to … Continue reading →

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Book Review Wednesday: Duck Sock Hop

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

There’s nothing I like better than getting a new book in the mail. Yesterday, I found this… Shop Indie Bookstores DUCK SOCK  HOP Dial Books For Young Readers (2012) By: Jane Kohuth Illu: Jane Porter I loved it so much … Continue reading →

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Book Review Wednesday: At the bookfair.

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Well friends, Creative Chaos finally broke the 100 views mark on Monday’s post, The Children’s Book Industry, a gendered affair.  Feel free to keep commenting there about your thoughts and ideas regarding the issue. It is obviously on the minds of … Continue reading →

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Book Review Wednesday: Middle Grade Book Talk

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Still I Read by Anna J. Boll (with apologies to Ms. Angelou) Baseballs slump on backstops games unable to proceed Worms drown on the blacktop but still I read. Yes, it seems that the only thing that I can find motivation for … Continue reading →

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Book Review Wednesday: A Wreath for Emmett Till

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Recently,  the name Emmett Till has surfaced quite a bit in relation to the  Trayvon Martin case in Florida. Houghton Mifflin’s teacher guide to A WREATH FOR EMMETT TILL gives the following short explanation of Emmet Till’s death. Emmett Till was a … Continue reading →

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