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Recent Reads: Fall 2025
This post marks my first few months as a stay-at-home, not just on-summer-break mom. Many people have asked me how it feels, and to be honest, most days, most of the time, it has felt wonderful. Did I get sad the week that my former co-workers returned to work? Yes.…
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A Parents’ Guide: How to Choose a (Picture) Book Worth Reading
…that will make you look forward to reading with your child! How do you feel about reading picture books with your littles? My son is just starting to get into the phase where he has ONE favorite book that he asks us to read to him multiple times per day.…
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Recent Reads: June 2025
Hey there, readers! It’s hard to believe we’re halfway through this calendar year. Since I haven’t kept up with releasing monthly reviews so far, I’ve got plenty of reviews for you today. Some are books that were recently published, and others not. Either way, I hope you find something that…
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Wholesome Books for Preteens: 9 Historical Fiction Reads from Across the Globe
As I explained in the series opener, these posts are specifically for parents of preteens who are looking for stories that are free of middle school drama. There is so much more out there than the most popular kids in school and who’s got a crush on whom! The books…
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Book talk: 7 Ideas for Making and Deepening Friendships as an Adult
Ever wanted some practical action steps for intentionally forming friendships as an adult? This post is for you!
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Things Good Readers Do: Make Connections
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. In the previous post of this series, I went over the strategy of visualization and how I teach it. This strategy…
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Things Good Readers Do: Talk about Books
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. Why should readers talk about books? | What do good readers talk about? | How I teach book talk in the…
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Things Good Readers Do: Abandon Books
We’ve started talking in this series about the habits of good readers. Once we know what good readers do, we can start to practice them, have our little ones practice them, and help all of us become even better readers. Last post, I talked about how I teach kids how…
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Things Good Readers Do: Find “Just Right” Books
Who’s ready to learn about the habits that good readers develop? If you haven’t read the series introduction, check it out so you know where we’re going in this blog post and future ones. In Part 1, we’re going to be focusing on the habits that good readers practice and…
a Look at a Book 