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Be Afraid.. Be Very Afraid of this Book: The Book that Eats People

I learned about this wonderful book as per the recommendation of Carrie Gelson of There’s a Book for That. She is absolutely right in noting that this is a perfect [...]
A Peculiar Nighttime Odyssey for Bibliophiles: The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger

I discovered this graphic novel by accident in the library. I knew that its strange and atypical vibe is just right for our Oddballs and Misfits: The Surreal and the [...]
The Library by Sarah Stewart and Pictures by David Small

When I mentioned that our current bimonthly theme Books about Books is kin to our previous theme which was Dusty Bookshelves and Library Loot, I wasn’t kidding. I [...]
A dream within a dream within a dream: Alice in Wonderland by Suzy Lee

… Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream? Edgar Allan Poe, 1849 Myra here. This quotation by Edgar Allan Poe was the first thought that came to my mind as I [...]
A Videoblog on Lauren Child’s Who’s Afraid of the BigBadBook

PictureBook Reading Challenge Update: 7 out of 72 This video post is actually a response to Elizabeth Anne Writes who also blogged about Lauren Child’s Who’s [...]
Burn, Baby, Burn! Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451

When I was doing my research on our current bimonthly theme on Books about Books (and the River of Words), Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 came on top of most of the lists [...]
Nonfiction Monday: Tomas and the Library Lady

Myra here. I meant to share this book during our previous bimonthly theme on the Immigrant Experience. Upon further reflection though, I figured that it would fit way better [...]
The Black Book of Secrets by F.E. Higgins – A Reflection

Fats here. “My name is Obadiah Strang and I have a terrible secret. It haunts me every waking hour, and at night when I finally manage to sleep it takes over my dreams.” [...]
The Book Without Words: A Fable of Medieval Magic by Avi

While technically this book has words and does not necessarily fit into our Wordless Picture Book bimonthly theme last March/April, I just could not resist including this [...]
It’s Monday, What are You Reading and Nonfiction Monday: Library-Themed Books

We are once again very happy to join the meme hosted by Jen and Kellee from Teach Mentor Texts (and brainchild of Sheila at BookJourney). Our participation in [...]
Hey Adult, That’s My Book You’re Reading!

Iphigene here. I can’t help writing about the whole world of literature, may it be about a reader’s snobbery or book reviews. Recently however, my mind has been [...]
A Tale Within a Tale: White Socks Only by Evelyn Coleman

Picture Book Reading Challenge Update: 24 of 72 PoC Reading Challenge Update: 17 of 25 Fats here. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of [...]

[Featured Guest for November – December] The Fantastical Peter Lerangis

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Myra here. We just launched our reading theme this November – December: Dragons, Mermaids, Vampires – Legendary Beasts and Mythical Creatures In keeping with our [...]
[Meet the Storyteller] The Boy, The Spy, The Translator: Lawrence Schimel

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[Featured Guest for September – October] Storyteller Lawrence Schimel

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