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N is for Nicaragua and the library we built #atozblogchallenge

April 18, 2017 Claire Annette Noland 9 Comments

Welcome to today’s A to Z Blog Challenge Post. This year I am writing about Library Love and today I’d like to share a library near and dear to my heart. When you step away from your normal routine, amazing things can happen. Last year a friend invited me to go on a woman’s retreat […]

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Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Field Trips, Inspirations, Library Love, Multicultural Children's Books, Places Tagged With: SI Nicaragua, Students International

10 Amazing Movies Filmed in Libraries #atozchallenge

April 15, 2017 Claire Annette Noland 13 Comments

Libraries have been features in dozens of movies and why not? They are full of possibilities as you can see in these movies where libraries play important roles.     The Music Man This movie contains my favorite scene filmed in a library.     Harry Potter ( all of them) The Library at Hogwarts […]

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Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Library Love Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, All the President's Men, Beauty and the Beast, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Breakfast Club, Foul Play, Ghostbusters, Harry Potter library scenes, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Movies filmed in libraries, My Fair Lady, The Music Man

L is for Library Love #atozchallenge

April 15, 2017 Claire Annette Noland 6 Comments

L is for Library Love We are celebrating National Library Week and I am excited to announce the grand opening of my very own Little Free Library!   Thanks to the generosity of my fellow children’s authors, I was able to get a library. It is being installed in front of Casa Miramar, our beach […]

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Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Library Love Tagged With: B is for Bookworm A Library Alphabet, Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians, I.Q. Goes to the Library by Mary Ann Fraser, Library Lil, Library Lion by Michelle Knudson, Little Free Library, Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn, Madeline Finn and the Library Dog, The Library by Sarah Stewart, The Mermaid’s Purse, The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara

K is for Knowing #atozchallenge

April 13, 2017 Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

Did you know that this is National Library Week? And, since today’s A to Z Blog Challenge letter is K and libraries are great depositories of knowledge, I’d like to share 10 facts about libraries and librarians you should know.     1. You can check out seeds from the seed collection at the Pima […]

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Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Library Love, Places Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Famous Librarians, Kingsburg Library Murals, National Library Week, NYPL Lions

J is for Juvenile #atozchallenge

April 12, 2017 Claire Annette Noland 8 Comments

J is for Juvenile Juvenile seems like an outdated term but libraries still catalog  books for children as Juvenile fiction or Juvenile nonfiction.   Did you know that children were not always welcomed in libraries? Early libraries were not free and open to the public. Usually they consisted of books collected by wealthy individuals who […]

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Filed Under: Biographies, Blogging A to Z, Books, Library Love Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Anne Carroll Moore, Children's Librarians history, Juvenile books, Miss Moore Thought Otherwise

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Raven’s Gift
Nancy Bess Had a Dress
Evie’s Field Day
Out and About w George series

#worldkindnessday @laurarenauld @brigettebarrager #worldkindnessday 
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“What does it mean to be kind anyway?” Is the ques “What does it mean to be kind anyway?” Is the question at the heart of this beautiful picture book which speaks right to a child’s heart. We certainly need kindness and let’s each do our part, no matter how small, and see how that kindness spreads. Thank you @patzmill and @jenhill for writing and illustrating this important book.
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Come on over to B&N this Saturday for a book fair Come on over to B&N this Saturday for a book fair supporting the Assistance League of Visalia’s literacy programs.
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King Tides mean not only very high tides but also King Tides mean not only very high tides but also extremely low tides. This afternoon low tide was -1.2 feet. Perfect for exploring tide pools. MY DEAR SEA by Andre Carrillo is another great book for beach goers. My favorite line is
“Try not to trip, protect foot and knee,
And never forget to respect my dear Sea.”

#tidepools 
#bookishfieldtrips 
#afieldtriplife
#kingtides high tide is 6.9 feet today Be careful #kingtides high tide is 6.9 feet today 
Be careful of the waves- they can sneak up on you.
Check out THE WAVE by Suzy Lee ( @chroniclekidsbooks 2008) a beautiful wordless picture book. So much emotion in the deceptively simple art.
King tides- I’ll be watching the ocean all day. #b King tides- I’ll be watching the ocean all day.
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#thursdaythoughts
New book alert! Mr. Ernie Recommends Hank’s Chang New book alert! 
Mr. Ernie Recommends Hank’s Change of Heart by Cindy Williams Schrauben with illustrations by Sasha Richards (The Little Press)
Hank is a collector –of hearts. Day after day searches for things shaped like hearts and then organizes and counts them until it becomes an obsession. He doesn’t want to share until, one day, he sees a girl who needs a heart. “Maybe just one,” he thinks…
This is such a wonderful book about generosity. The joyful, bright illustrations combined with the jaunty read-aloud text will have readers spending time examining each spread and asking for repeated readings. Perfect for all those kids who love to seek, find, and collect.
@mrernierecommends @cindyschrauben @littlepresspublishing @schadefoxart
Kidlit Creatives- join us this Saturday in Morro B Kidlit Creatives- join us this Saturday in Morro Bay!
Happened upon Ghosts at the library on Friday and Happened upon Ghosts at the library on Friday and this graphic novel turned out to be the perfect book for this weekend. A story of new beginnings, family, friendship, traditions, and courage. About spooky with lots of heart.
The authors notes give a great introduction to Dia de Los Muertos as well as information about cystic fibrosis  which the younger sister struggles with. The art is rich and wonderful and the coastal California setting is perfect!
@goraina #diadelosmuertosbooksforkids #middlegradegraphicnovels
So much fun celebrating Celine! It’s fun to be one So much fun celebrating Celine!
It’s fun to be one.
Thank you @fordhama03 for the DJ suggestion. She loves it!
@laurennolandhajik
It’s Pumpkin Time and another pumpkin patch in the It’s Pumpkin Time and another pumpkin patch in the books. I love sharing my favorite books and how amazing pumpkins are with the students from HCS. Thank you @bettencourtfamilyfarm for going above and beyond to make this season extra exciting.
@carmen.bettencourt.7 #pumpkinpatch2025🎃🧡🌾🍁🌻☀️🌽🥜🚜 @patricia.toht
Our book/movie club continues. I have to admit, I Our book/movie club continues. I have to admit, I had never read any of the Wimpy Kid Diary books before. I enjoyed #1 in the series. The animated movie was filled with humor and heart with lots of laughs and “awe” moments. The kids give the books and movie 5 stars. I enjoyed them but one book was enough for me.
#diaryofawimpykid #bookormovie
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