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Join a very brave girl and her furry friends on an adventure to Read Island! Through the power of imagination and the pleasure of reading, this curious trio set sail for a magical island made of books. On their way they discover a joyful collection of animals converging by sea ... more >
Miscimmigrant / Kentucky / reading / school / teacher5 Comments
We’ve all had a special teacher – one who went above and beyond, one without whom we would have struggled or languished, one who took the time to help. But how many of us have gone back to say “thank you?” One student, after forty years, now has. When Ana Reyes ... more >
A- Reviews / B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads1870s / classic books / engineer / England / historical romance / joint review / London / magnate / neurodiverse / reading / urchin8 Comments
Janine: As a lot of people probably already know (because I couldn’t stop talking about it), I’m a huge fan of Devil’s Daughter, the previous book in Lisa Kleypas’s Ravenels series. So I was thrilled to get an ARC of Chasing Cassandra, the sixth and final book in the series. ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsanimals / children's fiction / childrens-books / learning / picture books / reading2 Comments
Get ready to jump rope with jaguars and sip lemonade with llamas. Introducing a delightful animal-themed ABC book that will have toddlers and parents grinning from A to Z. In addition to helping with letter recognition, Llamas With Lemonade introduces toddlers to uppercase and lowercase letters, and to alliteration. The ... more >
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In this companion to the award-winning Madeline Finn and the Library Dog, Madeline Finn finds a way to help more dogs and read more stories. Madeline Finn asks her mother for a puppy every single day. Finally, Mom says yes, and Madeline Finn chooses Star, one of the puppies born ... more >
MiscLibrary / reading4 Comments
LA County Libraries let young patrons read off their late fees – Have you racked up late fees and are under 21? Now you can read them off. “We’re not really concentrating on what they’re reading so long as they’re reading,” LA County Library Director Skye Patrick said. He said ... more >