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Let’s Go Geocaching

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Mrs.N

DK Readers: Boys’ Life Series: Let’s Go Geocaching by John McKinney Ed Note:  This was originally scheduled to be posted during my Nov. treasure hunt month, but it got delayed.  Oops! I would expect after reading a passel of scavenger … Continue reading →

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Mr. Bear Gets Alarmed – After Happily Ever After

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Mrs.N

Mr. Bear Gets Alarmed (After Happily Ever After) by Tony Bradman The little one and I went to story time at a different library from the one we usually visit.  And while he was happily playing I spotted their amazing … Continue reading →

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All About Ellie – Critter Club #2

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Mrs.N

All About Ellie by Callie Barkley Ellie is excited about the abandoned baby rabbits that the Critter Club is fostering, but she’s also really excited about getting the starring role in the school play.  She’d hoped some of her friends … Continue reading →

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Ivy & Bean

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Mrs.N

Ivy & Bean by Annie Barrows Unsurprisingly, Ivy & Bean is super cute.  There’s a reason the series is so terribly popular. Bean’s mother keeps urging bean to play with her neighbor Ivy, but Bean is not interested.  Mischievous Bean … Continue reading →

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Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Splash!

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Mrs.N

Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Splash! by Candace Fleming The bunnies are back!!  I’ve spent the last month recommending this series to anyone in search of bunny books in time for spring or Easter, so I was delighted to see this on my library’s … Continue reading →

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Happy Go Lucky

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Mrs.N

Happy Go Lucky by Kristin Earhart This is the first book in the Big Apple Barn series and friends, I shall be honest with you. It was not chosen on merit, it was chosen purely because it is short, I … Continue reading →

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Snowbound with Betsy

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Mrs.N

Snowbound with Betsy by Carolyn Haywood As Betsy heads home from school, the snow begins to fall.  By suppertime, Mother is anxiously awaiting Father who hasn’t yet returned. Betsy and her little sister Star go to bed well before he … Continue reading →

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Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Mrs.N

Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost, Illustrated by Susan Jeffers This is one of the most beautifully illustrated copies of a poem that you will ever find.  There’s something about it that evokes the feeling of … Continue reading →

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Bark, George

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Mrs.N

Bark, George by Jules Feiffer This is an excellent choice for little ones who are the correcting stage, because you see, when you tell George to bark, he doesn’t.  He’ll meow.  Or moo.  Or oink.  But he doesn’t bark.  George’s … Continue reading →

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The Golden Name Day

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Mrs.N

My first teaching position was at a school without a librarian.  My students and I would browse the bookshelves together searching for treasure.  When I spied The Golden Name Day I pressed it into the nearest set of waiting hands.  … Continue reading →

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