Why I Picked It Up: If you know me, you know I am on an octopus/sea life kick. I tend to fixate for a short amount of time and then I’m off in a drastically different direction. So, Prince and Pirate is part of my sea life kick. Plus, it had a pirate fish on […]
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Book Review: Rolling Thunder, by Kate Messner
Why I Picked It Up: I was charged with going to spend money at a Scholastic Warehouse Sale back around Christmas time (I love being a librarian!), and Rolling Thunder was one that I just grabbed off a “bargain” shelf because I’m always looking for hardback picture books to add to our collection. Honestly, I didn’t really […]
Book Review: Tough Tug, by Margaret Read MacDonald
Why I Picked It Up: Every now and then, books come to us. It’s magical when that happens! I tend to stick to the same kinds of books when I’m browsing (creature of habit), so when books come to use, I enjoy the opportunity to expand my horizons! Tough Tug was one that came in the […]
Book Review: Carnivores, by Aaron Reynolds
Once again Dan Santat’s artwork attracted me to the cover. I was actually browsing Amazon when the cover popped up and I clicked it right away. The cover made me instantly laugh. There’s a warning label stating that no herbivores were injured, physically or emotionally, in the making of this product.
Book Review: Ada Lovelace: Poet of Science by Diane Stanley
Why I Picked It Up: Technically, Jessica picked this one up. But it had “computer” on it, so she gave it to me! This is a really timely biography considering it’s Computer Science Education Week (December 4-10, 2017
Book Review: Semicolons, Cupcakes, and Cucumbers, by Steve Newberry
** Contact us if you would like to have one of our research-based, engaging, and practical workshop sessions come to your campus! ** Why I Picked It Up: I couldn’t resist. I was reading one of my many blogs and this book came up. I really need to start writing down which blog I saw things […]
