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Magical Expeditions: Majestica with Sarah Tolcser

November 7, 2024 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Sarah Tolcser about her new middle grade novel: Majestica.  This middle grade novel is about two girls, a magical hotel and an expedition gone wrong and has received rave reviews, including a...
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5 Ways to Practice Gratitude in Our Notebooks

November 5, 2024 in Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness
Any time of the year is the perfect time to start a gratitude practice, but November offers a particular invitation to count our blessings, be grateful for what we have in our life and seek joy. Today, I’m sharing ways that we can show up to our notebooks in five different...
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The Power of Comics & Graphic Novels: Let’s Go, Coco! With Coco Fox

November 4, 2024 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with author Coco Fox about her debut middle grade graphic novel: Let’s Go, Coco! This powerful graphic novel is about an eleven year old girl who will stop at nothing to make new friends on her basketball team…but shouldn’t true friends...
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Halloween Fun: A Bite Above the Rest with Christine Virnig

October 31, 2024 in Kidlit Love Podcast
It’s the PERFECT day to talk about Christine Virnig’s new middle grade novel debut: A Bite Above the Rest. Why? It’s Halloween! This Halloween-themed book is sure to delight readers at this time of the year AND at any other time, too. It’s about a boy who moves to a Halloween-themed...
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My Holiday Notebook: 2024

October 29, 2024 in Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness
It’s time for my annual Holiday Notebook episode! Years ago, I created my first holiday notebook out of sheer desperation to better manage the holidays. Now, it’s a tool that I cannot live without. Come listen to what a holiday notebook is, how you can make one and why you need...
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From Comic Strips to Graphic Novels: The Sophie Series with Brian Anderson

October 28, 2024 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Brian Anderson about his new graphic novels series for middle grade readers: Sophie (from Marble Press). What started as a nationally syndicated comic strip called Dog Eat Doug has continued into a delightfully funny and imaginative middle grade graphic novel...
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Hope in Middle Grade: Unsinkable Cayenne with Jessica Vitalis

October 24, 2024 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Jessica Vitalis about her newest historical fiction novel-in-verse: Unsinkable Cayenne.  This book follows Cayenne as her unconventional family settles down and attempts to make roots in a single place. It’s filled with themes of family, friendship, belonging and social class...
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Annotation, Marginalia & Bookish Notes to Self

October 22, 2024 in Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness
Today, I’m talking about something I don’t do well in my reading life, but I want to: adding annotation and marginalia to the books I read. I’m quite comfortable with my sticky note and book dart practices, but something is calling me to explore more methods to leave tracks of my...
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On this episode of Restorative Reading & Writing f On this episode of Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness, I’m revealing the newest addition to my restorative writing framework and inviting you to create a personal correspondence kit. 

Come listen as I quickly review what restorative writing is and the seven different kinds of writing you might explore. Then, we’ll dive deeper into the newest addition to my framework: connective writing that keeps us tethered to other people, to new possibilities and to belonging. 

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On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m ta On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Jamie Sumner about her newest middle grade novel-in-verse: GLORY BE.

In this book, a girl searches for her lost dog and truths about her family and finds out a great deal about herself in the process. It’s heartfelt and heartwarming and the perfect middle novel for all of us. 

Come listen as we talk about the reasons why this story was destined to be written in verse, the layered themes found on the page in lyrical verse that pierces readers’ emotions and Jamie’s beautiful hope for readers and families. 

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On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m ta On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Dr. Lynette Fraga, the CEO of Reach Out & Read, a nonprofit organization that promotes reading by working directly with pediatric care providers to share the lifelong benefits that result from families reading aloud to their children every day.

Come listen as we talk about the important mission behind Reach Out and Read’s work, the incredible impact it has on millions of children and their families, the layers of benefits and the ripple effect felt for years to come and the ways you can get involved and support this important organization.

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On this episode of Restorative Reading & Writing f On this episode of Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness, I’m chatting with Nikki Russell, the illustrator behind the NY Times Best-selling series DORK DIARIES, about her innovative journaling notebook: the planary.

Come listen as we explore exactly what a planary is, the way that Nikki approaches her own planary stack, the notebookish bling and tools that make a planary the perfect tool for wellness and much more. You’ll be smiling from ear to ear as you soak up Nikki’s infectious energy and enthusiasm. 

Click on the podcast link in my bio!

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On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m ta On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Jeff Gottesfeld and Matt Tavares about their newest picture book: HONOR FLIGHT.

This stunning picture book honors military veterans and the program that keeps their contributions alive. It’s immersive and emotional and will likely spark you to get involved in the worthy cause.

Come listen as we talk about the inspiration behind HONOR FLIGHT and its previous companion book TWENTY-ONE STEPS: GUARDING THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER. We’ll also talk about the very personal connections both Jeff and Matt have to the book and their meaningful hopes for the book that invite each of us to get involved. 

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Books make Mondays better! This week, I’m reading Books make Mondays better!

This week, I’m reading: AUTHENTICALLY, IZZY by Pepper Basham.

It’s the perfect way to kick of my #ReadYourShelves annual Get Lit(erate). tradition for the month of March. Not only was it already on my shelf, but it embraces my BIBLIOPHILIA theme for the month focused on all things books and reading. 

What better way to get through the long month of March?!

Here’s the publisher’s summary:

Izzy Edgewood is a wannabe bookstore owner, quote queen, and Lord of the Rings nerd who has been waiting for Prince Charming to sweep her off her sneakered feet. But it’s hard to meet people when you spend more time with fictional humans than real ones. Which is why her pragmatist cousin Josephine decides to take Izzy’s future into her own meddling hands and create an online dating profile for the hopeful romantic.

To Izzy’s shock (and suspicion), Josie’s plan works. Soon, she’s dialoguing with a Hobbit-loving man named Brodie who lives in a small town an ocean away from her home in the Blue Ridge Mountains. But is their shared love of books, family, and correspondence enough to overcome Izzy’s fear of flying and the literal distance between them? And is a long-distance relationship even worth considering when a local author has been frequenting the library where she works and is proving to be a perfectly fine gentleman?

Yes, it’s an epistolary novel and you’ll want to read the letter to readers on the back.

What books are making your Monday better?

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