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5 Children’s Books With Dyslexic Characters

February 21, 2022 Margaret Kingsbury Book lists, Book reviews, disability, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators, early elementary (4-7)

Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability that presents in multiple ways: difficulty identifying speech sounds, decoding written words, a slower[…]

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15 Must-Read November Children’s Book Releases

November 29, 2021 Margaret Kingsbury Book lists, new children's book releases

As an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small amount from qualifying purchases. It’s November! Most of the trees in[…]

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11 Must-Read October Children’s Book Releases

October 18, 2021 Margaret Kingsbury Book lists, Book reviews

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from a small amount from qualifying purchases. It’s finally Fall! Time for pumpkins, scarves,[…]

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14 Must-Read August Children’s Book Releases

August 30, 2021 Margaret Kingsbury Book lists

This list contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. August is here,[…]

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15 Must-Read July Children’s Book Releases

July 12, 2021 Margaret Kingsbury Book lists, Book reviews

Summer is here, and with kids out of school, it’s the perfect time to find new books to read. Several[…]

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29 Must-Read 2021 Picture Books For Your Child’s Bookshelves

March 7, 2021 Margaret Kingsbury Book lists

This post was originally published on Book Riot. I’ve added a few more books since writing the original. A lot[…]

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18+ Must-Read 2021 Board Books for Babies and Toddlers

February 10, 2021 Margaret Kingsbury Board Book

Give your baby something to chew on and your toddler something to think about (and play with) by reading them[…]

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Baby Book Review: Rum Pum Pum by David L. Harrison, Jane Yolen, and Anjan Sarkar

December 19, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury Book reviews, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators, early elementary (4-7)

Rum Pum Pum by David L. Harrison and Jane Yolen, and illustrated by Anjan Sarkar is a fantastic read-aloud. It’s[…]

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11 Great Children’s Books About Voting And Elections

October 5, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury American, Babies and toddlers (0-3), Book lists

I’ve taken my toddler to just about every election since her birth. We both get “I Voted” stickers, then I[…]

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13 Children’s Books About The U.S. Women’s Suffrage Movement

August 18, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury American, Book lists, Feminist

I don’t remember reading any children’s books about the U.S. Women’s Suffrage Movement until I was well into adulthood. It[…]

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11 Indigenous Canadian Children’s Books To Read To Your Children

June 29, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury Book lists, Canadian, Native / Indigenous American

In honor of National Indigenous Canadian History Month, we’ve gathered these eleven children’s books by Indigenous creators to celebrate the[…]

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9 Free Children’s Books About The Coronavirus / COVID-19

May 7, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury Book lists, Book reviews

Lots of children’s book writers, illustrators, and publishers have seen the need to explain COVID-19 to children and stepped up[…]

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An Interview With Ross Burach, Writer And Illustrator

April 23, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury American, Babies and toddlers (0-3), Board Book, early elementary (4-7), Interviews

Ross Burach is the author of many funny books for toddlers and children. Marian’s favorite right now is Potty All-Star,[…]

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What’s Hot in Kid Lit: March 2020

March 30, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury kid lit news

Okay, this month has been SOOO stressful. If you or a member of your family is directly affected by Covid-19,[…]

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Help Children Live Their Best Bookish Life

March 12, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury Uncategorized

This post originally appeared on Book Riot. Every child deserves to live their best bookish life, and here are some[…]

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Baby book review: Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang & Charlene Chua

March 5, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury Book reviews, cooking and food, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the yummy and adorable picture book Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao.[…]

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What’s Hot in Kid Lit: February 2020 Edition

February 27, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury kid lit news

Welcome to our new monthly installment of kid lit news and happenings and just general stuff we liked this month![…]

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Baby book review: The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee and Pascal Campion

February 14, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury American, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators, early elementary (4-7)

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the night adventure The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee, illustrated by[…]

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Check Out This Kickstarter For A Fantastic LGBTQ Children’s Book

February 6, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury LGBTQ+

I’m going to admit, usually, I don’t enjoy self-published books, but there are always exceptions, and Mighty May Won’t Cry[…]

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What’s Hot In Kid Lit, January 2020 Edition

January 30, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury kid lit news

Welcome to a new addition to Baby Librarians! I thought it would be neat to collect some of the most[…]

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