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Teacher Librarian. Reader. Lover of Trivia, Puzzles and Games. Champion of Books, Authors and Illustrators. She/her. Book Reviewer. Dog Mom.

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The cover of the doughnut fix with a raccoon holding a donut on it

The cover of the doughnut fix with a raccoon holding a donut on it

Answer time: The Doughnut Fix

06.04.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bookish trivia question: Which 2018 middle grade chapter book features β€œlife-changing” chocolate cream doughnuts?

Bookish trivia question: Which 2018 middle grade chapter book features β€œlife-changing” chocolate cream doughnuts?

Here’s some Reading Riddler Bookish Trivia for you! #mgbooks #kidlit #librarylife #readers

05.04.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The next book in the Food Group Series is The Humble Pie coming in November.

29.03.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Food Group series!

29.03.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bookish Trivia: This picture book series recently revealed the title and cover of the next book in the series on Pi Day.

Bookish Trivia: This picture book series recently revealed the title and cover of the next book in the series on Pi Day.

Bookish Trivia of the day: #kidlit #picturebooks

19.03.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Be a Book Fairy for Our School Library Bookshop.org Custom Registry

We’re at the point in the school year where all our book budget is basically spent, but amazing books my students want to read are releasing into the world. Interested in being an amazing and generous book fairy and send our K-5 library a book from our wishlist? bookshop.org/wishlists/3d...

19.03.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Women's rights are human rights.

They aren't negotiable on International Women's Day or any day.

Here in Illinois, we celebrate the contributions of the incredible women in Illinois' history and honor them by continuing to push our state forward.

08.03.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 15198    πŸ” 2715    πŸ’¬ 210    πŸ“Œ 64

There’s a whole lot of awesomeness in that photo!

06.03.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Covers of the 5 books in the Are The Worst series

Covers of the 5 books in the Are The Worst series

Unicorns are the Worst, Dragons are the Worst, Yetis are the worst, Elves are the Worst and now: Mermaids are the Worst by @alexwillan.bsky.social

05.03.2025 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bookish trivia: Which picture book series (with the 5th title releasing today) features a goblin main character named Gilbert?

Bookish trivia: Which picture book series (with the 5th title releasing today) features a goblin main character named Gilbert?

Bookish trivia: Which picture book series (with the 5th title releasing today) features a goblin main character named Gilbert?
#kidlit

04.03.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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January reads! Some favs were Assassin’s Guide, Reckless Girls, Last Beekeeper, Boy 2.0, and Bye Forever. Other favs you’ll see on Friday Book Recs. #readingwrapup #reading

01.02.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

There's a few I haven't read there! This post is adding to my TBR.

01.02.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup. Quite a few.

26.01.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, β€œI just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.

GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS

PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.

youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

26.01.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 43446    πŸ” 5624    πŸ’¬ 2150    πŸ“Œ 396
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The answer is Falling Short by Cisneros.

26.01.2025 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The answer: Invisible by Gonzalez and Epstein

26.01.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you run this as a club? A lunchtime activity? After school? I'm intrigued!

25.01.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Publishing one month from today!

25.01.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Issuing a #BookChallenge to the world asking not to challenge books!

Decide not to read books in your own homes, it’s a decision between library grown-ups & library kids. Allow books to be books on bookshelves to show one they belong πŸ’›

Every book isn’t for everyone, but every book is for someone ✨

25.01.2025 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1781    πŸ” 199    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 13

One of my favorite recent reads!

25.01.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bookish Trivia Question: What graphic novel about 5 students who have nothing in common forced together by their school for community service gives off vibes of The Breakfast Club?

Bookish Trivia Question: What graphic novel about 5 students who have nothing in common forced together by their school for community service gives off vibes of The Breakfast Club?

We're getting two trivia questions today, since it is Saturday and it has been a couple days without one.

Bookish Trivia Question #2 for Jan 25th:
This one honors a graphic novel.

25.01.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Bookish Trivia Question: Which basketball centric middle grade book features two 6th grade friends Marco and Isaac who are supporting each other through things like divorced parents, an alcoholic father, homework troubles, basketball troubles and wanting to prove they are "good enough"?

Bookish Trivia Question: Which basketball centric middle grade book features two 6th grade friends Marco and Isaac who are supporting each other through things like divorced parents, an alcoholic father, homework troubles, basketball troubles and wanting to prove they are "good enough"?

Trivia Question #1 for today:
This one features a middle grade novel. #Booksky #Mgreads (Not only did I love this book, I have a 5th grader who has checked it out several times, recommends it to anyone who will listen, and keeps asking me if the author plans to write another one.)

25.01.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover with a dog and giant bone. Notorious by Gordon Korman.

Book cover with a dog and giant bone. Notorious by Gordon Korman.

Yesterday’s answer is Notorious by Gordon Korman.

23.01.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bookish Trivia: The main character of this book is obsessed with the setting's (Centerlight Island) Prohibition Era smuggling route history in addition to attempting to solve the mystery of what happened to her dog Barney.

Bookish Trivia: The main character of this book is obsessed with the setting's (Centerlight Island) Prohibition Era smuggling route history in addition to attempting to solve the mystery of what happened to her dog Barney.

Bookish trivia for Jan 22nd: This one is a Middle Grade chapter book question. Do you know the answer?

22.01.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of the Book Unstuck by Barbara Dee featuring a girl holding a writing utensil, thinking and a whole lots of scribbles and sketches around her.

Cover of the Book Unstuck by Barbara Dee featuring a girl holding a writing utensil, thinking and a whole lots of scribbles and sketches around her.

The answer: Unstuck by Barbara Dee

22.01.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bookish Trivia Question for Jan 21st #mgreads #kidlit

21.01.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover of the picture book by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson titled THE UNDEFEATED

Book cover of the picture book by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson titled THE UNDEFEATED

The answer to yesterday's bookish trivia question: The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson

21.01.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reading books, building Legos, meal prepping for the week, puppy cuddles...

20.01.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Today's bookish Trivia Question. It reads: What 2019 picture book (that earned multiple 2020 awards) features a poem that acts as an ode to not only Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, but also honors the history, challenges, resilience and heroism of many others in black American history?

Today's bookish Trivia Question. It reads: What 2019 picture book (that earned multiple 2020 awards) features a poem that acts as an ode to not only Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, but also honors the history, challenges, resilience and heroism of many others in black American history?

Bookish trivia question. #picturebooks #kidlit #mgreads

20.01.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Creator Corner with Jerry Pinkney A PLACE TO LAND
YouTube video by KidLit TV Creator Corner with Jerry Pinkney A PLACE TO LAND

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Watch legendary and much-missed illustrator Jerry Pinkney on #CreatorCorner as he tells us about creating images of Dr King for the picture book A PLACE TO LAND: youtu.be/BYD7J2ds4fM?... @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social #kidlit

20.01.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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