Tag: top ten list
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10 Favorite Picture Books from 2016
2016 was another great year for picture books. I didn’t read as many as I usually do, but overall the quality of my picture book reading was up because I was more selective (rather than going to the library and grabbing a bunch of books at random). My very favorite book of the year was…
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Top Ten Bookish Resolutions for 2016
Top Ten Tuesday is a bookish meme hosted by The Broke and Bookish. This week’s topic is resolutions for 2016. Serendipity. I need more unplanned, non-goal-oriented reading in my life. (I am fully aware of the irony of listing serendipity number one on a list of goals.) I resolve to go to the library without…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 10 YA Series I Have Yet to Finish
Top Ten Tuesday is a bookish meme hosted by The Broke and Bookish. Today’s topic is Series I Have Yet to Finish, and this is an easy post to write because the answer is, most of them. I am not a big fan of series—at least not for myself as a reader. For other readers,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Books on the Syllabus for a Therapeutic Parenting Course
Top Ten Tuesday is a book meme hosted by The Broke and Bookish. Today’s topic represents a bit of a challenge for me, because developing new syllabi is part of my job. I teach Children’s Lit, Adolescent Lit, Contemporary Lit, British Lit, Graphic Novels, Composition, as well as a host of other courses. When I…
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Top Ten Newberys I’ve Never Read
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and Bookish. Normally on the day after the ALA Youth Media Awards announcements, I’m organizing my reading for the month to come, planning to catch up on winning titles that I missed. Especially the Newbery. I often criticize the Newbery for its predictable choices and lack of…
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Top Ten Books That Blew My Mind in 2014 (A Month of Favorites)
It is still WAY too early for me to be posting my Top Ten reading list for 2014. There are 2 weeks of reading left, and you never know what might happen: I could finish 3 of my Top Ten books in the next 14 days. It’s unlikely, but I’m open to the possibility. Luckily,…
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Top Ten Books I Want to Reread
It’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and Bookish, and today’s topic is Top Ten Books I Want to Reread. Much as I love rereading, it’s a pleasure I rarely allow myself. There are always so many new books I’m trying to get to. One of my reading goals for 2015, though, is more…
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Top 10 Nonfiction Picture Books On My Wish List #nfpb14
My favorite reading challenge this year in Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit Alyson’s blog to find more great nonfiction titles for children. For this week’s post, I decided to do something a little different: share the top 10 nonfiction picture books on my wish list. It’s dangerous for me to make lists.…
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