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Book Recommendation: The Three Little Tamales by Eric Kimmel

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Rachel

With Cinco de Mayo just passed, here’s a read that’s sure to please!   From a taqueria in Texas, three little tamales make their escape. The first builds her home in the prairie out of sagebrush. The second builds with … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Andy Shane is NOT in Love by Jennifer Jacobson

Posted on May 4, 2012 by bookmarks

At some point, everyone has been new. Whether it was moving to a new school, starting your first job, meeting your significant other’s family or something else we all find ourselves trying to fit into new social situations. Beginning reader … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Cookies: bite-size life lessons by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Sarah

Are you looking for a fun and simple way to talk with children about character building?  Try out this book, Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons.   The author, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, explains twenty-two different concepts, such as fair and unfair, through scenarios … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Central Heating: poems about fire and warmth by Marilyn Singer

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Rachel

April is here at last, and so is National Poetry Month!  Marilyn Singer, acclaimed poet an author of Mirror Mirror: a book of reversible verse, has many other creative titles to enchant readers of many ages.  Pleasantly warming, like April, is Central … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Rachel

Don’t be seen.  Don’t be heard.  You don’t exist. Imagine a world in which these are your commands. For Luke, this is reality. The population is being controlled, limiting the number of children allowed in one family, by the government in … Continue reading →

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