Title Crimson Twill: Witch in the CityAuthor Kallie GeorgeAge Recommendation 7-9Published by Penguin Random House Find it on: A bewitching chapter book perfect for the season. Crimson Twill is a unique young witch. She prefers polka dots and colour to black and a bow to adorn her pointy hat. Crimson […]
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Skunk and Badger series by Amy Timberlake
Title Skunk and Badger seriesAuthor Amy TimberlakeIllustrations Jon Klassen Age Recommendation 8-12Published by Algonquin “fastest way to win a kingdom is by being kind and gentle instead of using violence and cruelty.” Find it on: Skunk and Badger seriesIn the first book, Badger is happy living alone in his aunt’s […]
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Books to spread joy and cheer
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” – The Hobbit Breathing in the brisk air, the smell of pine as we walk through our front door, baking cookies, and twinkling lights – the holiday season is palpable. A […]
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Scary Stories to Share Together
Telling scary stories is something people have done for thousands of years, for most of us like being scared in that way. Since there isn’t any danger, we think it is fun.” ― Alvin Schwartz, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Reading on your own in the warmth of […]
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Banned Books
It’s banned books week! Today looks different from when The Paper Bag Princess was challenged for being “anti-family”. The banned books in our home arrived because we love reading. Most are considered classics, and as I placed them together for this photo, I did notice the lack of representation. Another […]
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Frida Kahlo
“I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she […]
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We get you Cactus, we could all use a hug right now
Today’s Read + Make This fun and easy project requires no shopping as long as you have paint and cardboard. I’ve included a fun pattern that slips right into the other like a puzzle, feel free to change up the shape, get creative. Maybe it needs arms, it definitely needs […]
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The Language Of Spells
A magical atmospheric middle-grade novel about courage, loss and the building of a friendship between an 11-year-old girl and a dragon. Age: 9- 12 years Grisha, a dragon, was born in the Black Forest in a time before magic was forgotten. A powerful sorcerer’s enchantment turns him into a teapot. Grisha can still see and […]
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