I'm finally getting ahead of this month's Book Scouts to share with you a very exciting list that I hope you can use this month and throughout the year! When compiling this list, I found myself getting more and more uplifted and inspired by the sheer number of books I came across featuring Black MCs. … Continue reading Book Recommendations: Black History Reads
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Weekly Nibble: January 24, 2020
We started our third annual Battle of the Books last week, and I wanted to share our new bracket with you today! The books are always selected by the children, and it's so interesting to see which titles are the same from year to year and which new ones appear. Here's how the first round … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: January 24, 2020
Book Recommendations: I Survived Read-Alikes
Last month's Book Scouts theme was another one outside of my normal realm of preferred reading. I did some digging, and I think I unearthed some titles fit for fans of Lauren Tarshis's series that are hungry for more. I certainly found several non-fiction titles that I'd like to check out! Picture Books Pup and … Continue reading Book Recommendations: I Survived Read-Alikes
Book Recommendations: Dog Man Read-Alikes
For my November Book Scouts, I decided to capitalize on the popularity of Dog Man and try to encourage his fans to read a little more broadly. The problem is that unlike Swashbuckling or Spooky Reads, I had zero experience with Dog Man. I'd never even read one of them (*gasp* I know, I'm horrible). … Continue reading Book Recommendations: Dog Man Read-Alikes
Weekly Nibble: October 18, 2019
I hosted my second Book Scouts program this week, and this time, I highlighted some of my favorite spooky reads! I quickly realized as I was composing this list that for me, spooky has much more to do with how a book makes you feel than the actual content. As a result, some of these … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: October 18, 2019
Weekly Nibble: September 20, 2019
If you follow the Much Hamsters Instagram, you know that I mentioned starting a brand new program series this week. When I first took over school age programming, the book club structure had been the same for a while. The staff person running the book clubs would select one chapter book that the kids would … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: September 20, 2019
Battle of the Books: A March Madness Style Bracket that Works Year Round!
This post was originally published at Bryce Don't Play. Edits have been made to the original post. Outdated/irrelevant information has been struck through. New information has been added in red. Age Range: 2nd-4th or 5th gradeTime: 1 hour each week over the course of 15-17 weeksProgram Type: Outreach; Cumulative Series One of my favorite things about … Continue reading Battle of the Books: A March Madness Style Bracket that Works Year Round!
Book Recommendations: Studio Ghibli Read-Alikes
Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a bit of a Hayao Miyazaki fangirl. His brand of storytelling and animation (coupled with the gorgeous soundtracks provided by composer Joe Hisaishi) are absolutely wonderful. Most people know Miyazaki because of his work with Studio Ghibli and its association with Disney. Films like My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's … Continue reading Book Recommendations: Studio Ghibli Read-Alikes
Side-by-Side Analysis: Finding Orion by John David Anderson & Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
This is the first time I've attempted something like this, but I recently read two middle grade chapter books back-to-back about which I had two very different opinions. It shocked me to go on Goodreads and find that I was in the minority with my opinions, so I began to analyze exactly why I liked … Continue reading Side-by-Side Analysis: Finding Orion by John David Anderson & Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
Book Review: The Unicorn in the Barn by Jacqueline K. Ogburn
This review was originally published on the Johnson City Public Library blog. Eleven-year-old Eric Harper has heard rumors of an elusive white deer that roams his family’s woods. One evening, he finally sees it for himself, and to his amazement, finds that it is actually a beautiful unicorn that needs help. Eric’s veterinarian neighbor hires … Continue reading Book Review: The Unicorn in the Barn by Jacqueline K. Ogburn
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