Tag: books
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Happy Myths and Legends Day!
October 11th is Myths and Legends Day! Since the A to Z Challenge has a “Mythology and Folklore” category every year, we thought it would be appropriate to make October’s post about the storytelling traditions of the world 🙂 There are more and more books and online sources available for anyone who is interested in…
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#atozchallenge F for Family-Friendly Fun Game Books
Guest post from Kathryn Mowers: Hello everyone! I wanted to share how FABULOUS it is to be a ‘book lady’. I get to help match FAMILIES to their FAVORITE books to FIT all of their needs! It is a wonderful way to spread literacy and get more books into the hands of children. I also…
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Classic Books #MustRead or Not To Read Guest Post from Shalini of Shalzmojo
Classics – To read or not to read!!!!! Hola Folks! I am Shalini from Shalzmojo blog and I love to talk about Travel and Books on my blog. I am delighted to be here and hope you will bear with me as I mull over this reading choice of mine. I began reading books at…
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Upcoming Schedule of Events! #AtoZChallenge Please Share This!
Upcoming Guest Posts The following are date ranges. Exact dates in those ranges are up to the winners. October (5 to 18) Debbie Stott [already posted] October (19 to 31) Laura Roberts of Buttontapper Press November (1 to 15) J-Dub November (16 to 30) Sonia Chatterjee December (1 to 15) Janet Miles of A Smile…
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Back to Stationery Shopping
In my neck of the woods, it’s the time of year when all the stores overflow with stationery, all of which is on sale. For parents and children, this is known as “back to school shopping.” For writers, this is known as “fueling for the addiction.” (I’d tell you I’m kidding, but my wallet would…
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Books Resulting from the #AtoZchallenge
A friend of mine shared a book with me that was written because of the A to Z challenge. It contains a selection of alphabet-themed short stories that were originally written for and published on a blog during the A to Z challenge. My own reference book was originally written as A to Z posts.…
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Comics, graphic novels, and diversity
With the rise of crowdfunding, and the increased demand for diversity and representation (especially in children’s and YA literature), there have been more and more artistic projects that gathered a lot of support from readers to bring that diversity to the surface. In this post, I brought you some of my recent favorites from the…
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New and upcoming story collections to keep an eye on
Hi All! Your resident storyteller and folktale blogger here. Since not many news sources bother with updating you on upcoming folk- and fairy tale collections, here are a few delicious new books to keep an eye out for if you (or your friends) love tales, legends, and mythology: The Power of a Tale: Stories from the…
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Are you doing a Reading Challenge this year?
A to Z is a couple of months away, and your hosts are already working behind the scenes. But blogging is not the only challenge you can face this year! Since so many of our participants each year write book blogs, or plan on having reading-related themes (*raises hand*), I wanted to write about reading…