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Children’s Book Review: Tiny T.Rex and the Grand Ta-Da! by Jonathan Stutzman

Tiny and Pointy are the best of friends. They decide to perform at the talent show, now they just need to decide what they will do!
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Children’s Book Review: Manolo & the Unicorn by Jackie Azúa Kramer & Jonah Kramer

Manolo believes that someday he will find a unicorn and a classroom wild animal parade may just make his dream come true.
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Children’s Book Review: The Red Tin Box by Matthew Burgess

A generational story of a red tin box gifted to a granddaughter from her grandma.
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Easter Basket Ideas: Little Wild Animal Hugs

Little Wild Animals come together to give hugs to all kinds of animals based on your toddlers matches.
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Easter Basket Ideas: Little Chicks by Taro Gomi

Little chicks leave their home for an adventure.
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Easter Basket Ideas: Baby Alligator and Baby Pony Finger Puppet Books by Yu-Hsuan Huang

Baby Alligator and Baby Pony like to stay close to their mamas and play with their friends. Toddlers will love the finger puppet features in these board books.
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Book Review: The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise by Colleen Oakley

Tanner and Louise are forced to live together due to the circumstances but the 21-year-old and 84-year-old don't have to like each other until they flee on a cross-country adventure neither saw coming.
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Children’s Book Review: Homeland by Hannah Moushabeck

A daughter loves to hear her dad share stories of his childhood visits to Palestine. Even though they can't return in person, they can through his stories.
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Middle-Grade Book Reviews: BeeBee and the Teacher Griefer and Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine by K.A. Holt

BenBee and Ben Y are the first two books in The Kids Under the Stairs series for middle-grade readers. These novel in verse books are perfect for reluctant readers.
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Book Review: Outside Amelia’s Window by Caroline Nastro

Outside Amelia's Window there is a whole world that Amelia feels removed from due to her disability. But a bird and a couple new friends pull her to finally go outside.
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Stacie's read-in-2022 book montage

Master Your Core: A Science-Based Guide to Achieve Peak Performance and Resilience to Injury
Hidden Figures
Personal Effects: What Recovering the Dead Teaches Me About Caring for the Living
Waiting for Tom Hanks
The Maid
The Other Black Girl
Anxious People
The Body
Great American Road Trips- National Parks: Discover insider tips, must see stops , nearby attractions  more
Apples Never Fall
Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love
Love and Other Consolation Prizes
The Vanishing Half
How to Find Your Way Home
People We Meet on Vacation
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel
Wave
Dear Evan Hansen
The Unsinkable Greta James
The Road We Took


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