made e’m myself! (Valentine’s cards)

Again, with the Valentine's.... I was just so happy with how my homemade cards came out that I had to share!                                           I found the idea for this last valentine from The Fickle Pickle blog. … Continue reading made e’m myself! (Valentine’s cards)

Valentine’s Day Story Time

So I was trying to find a good Valentine's craft that wasn't all pink or a card and I found the best thing on Pinterest (obviously!) In finding a great craft, I also discovered a book I had never heard of and in fact, found the best Valentine's Day story time ever. The image from … Continue reading Valentine’s Day Story Time

Sunday Quiz

Can you name the Roald Dahl Children's Books? created by Ben http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/roalddahl Tough one! Some I didn't know at all. I'll have to read them now 🙂

Mathmatical Hotness of Librarians…

so true Source: thisisindexed.com via Jolee on Pinterest

Picturebook Friday

I Want My Hat Back   by Jon Klassen Possibly, one of the best picturebooks I have seen in years. Truly. I was lucky enough to get an autographed copy of this book at BEA last year. And not an ARC. An Honest-to-Goodness hardcover copy - with an autograph!! Totally psyched. Still am, apparently. I … Continue reading Picturebook Friday

Young Adult Book Review

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green My rating: 5 of 5 stars Incredible. John Green has outdone himself. Honest, witty, poised and catastrophically beautiful. If only there were more stars to rate this book. View all my reviews

Sunday Quiz!

Can you name the books below from the portion of their covers?     http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/bookcovers   (I got all except 3....)  

A Wrinkle in Time’s 50th Anniversary

It's hard to believe that Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time is 50 years old! I am currently re-reading this book now for my Tween Book Club. I had planned it for this month, not even realizing it was the anniversary.....fate? Perhaps. Enjoying every minute of reading it again! Click on the link below for … Continue reading A Wrinkle in Time’s 50th Anniversary

Picturebook Friday

So I grabbed this book off my shelf in my office this morning to do this week's Picturebook Friday post. And then I remembered that I had actually written a paper on this book in my History of Publishing class in grad school. Lo and behold....I still have it! Well, it wasn't really that long … Continue reading Picturebook Friday

Sunday Quiz

Can you name the children's book by its synonym? Super easy 🙂 http://www.sporcle.com/games/AshinaFlash1986/Child_Book_synonym