Category Archives: All Ages

Most Popular Titles 2015-2016

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Amy Broadmoore

I have remained silent here this past year because I have been focusing my energies on teaching. This past year has been my first year working as a school librarian at Myers-Wilkins Elementary School in Duluth, Minnesota. Myers-Wilkins is a … Continue reading →

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2015: The Year of the Comic

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Amy Broadmoore

The annual American Library Association (ALA) book awards were doled out yesterday, and, for those of you who missed the award show, the big winner was…. comics! For the first time, a comic — El Deafo by Cece Bell — garnered … Continue reading →

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Celebrate International Book Giving Day this February 14th

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Amy Broadmoore

International Book Giving Day is coming up soon: February 14th! (Yep, that’s also Valentine’s Day.) For those of you unfamiliar with the holiday, International Book Giving Day is a day dedicated to getting books in the hands of as many … Continue reading →

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Big Plans for 2015

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Amy Broadmoore

In December, I graduated from the University of Illinois with a library science master’s degree. Post-graduation, I have been dreaming and scheming about what I would like to do with Delightful Children’s Books, and I thought I would share some of … Continue reading →

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How to Raise a Reader: 5 Tips for Parents

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Amy Broadmoore

When my son Jack was in preschool, he read Charlotte’s Web aloud fluently to his classmates. When he was in kindergarten, he began disappearing into his room for a few hours every afternoon to read. My son is known for … Continue reading →

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International Book Giving Day 2014 Poster Unveiled

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Amy Broadmoore

International Book Giving Day is coming up soon: February 14th! (Yep, that’s also Valentine’s Day.) For those of you unfamiliar with the holiday, International Book Giving Day is a day dedicated to getting books in the hands of as many … Continue reading →

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Stories From International Book Giving Day

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Amy Broadmoore

Welcome to the International Book Giving Day blog hop! This is the place to read stories about how people around the world celebrated International Book Giving Day. (If you wrote an International Book Giving Day blog post, this is also the place … Continue reading →

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How My Family Celebrated International Book Giving Day 2013

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Amy Broadmoore

My hope with International Book Giving Day is to encourage people to simply give a book to a child: Once a year. February 14th. Give a book. International Book Giving Day is – and is intended to be – that … Continue reading →

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Share Stories of How You Celebrate International Book Giving Day

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Amy Broadmoore

Those of you with blogs are invited to share stories of how you celebrate International Book Giving Day via our International Book Giving Day blog hop! You are invited to share a story about how you celebrate International Book Giving … Continue reading →

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Celebrate International Book Giving Day This February 14th!

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Amy Broadmoore

February 14th is not only Valentine’s Day. It is also International Book Giving Day, a day dedicated to getting new, used, and borrowed books into the hands of as many children as possible. I first proposed that people celebrate International … Continue reading →

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