A Darkness of Dragons: a brilliant adventure! "After playing a forbidden spell-song to save a village from rats, 12-year-old piper Patch Brightwater is thrown in jail. But there he meets Wren – a noble girl under a rat-shaped curse – and together they befriend Barver, a fearsome dracogriff, and set off on a grand adventure … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: S.A. Patrick
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Six For Sunday 2019!
Well hello friends! Today I have some exciting #SixforSunday things to share with you! I just wanna take a minute to thank each and everyone of you for joining in, reading or sharing any of the #SixforSunday posts that have been posted this year! #SixforSunday was something I started one Sunday and I had no … Continue reading Six For Sunday 2019!
Christmas Songs book tag
Halo, halo, halo! It's Friday... that means it's TAG DAY. (I should start posting tags on a Thursday cause alliteration is my jam... but old habits die hard, maybe in the new year!) Today I'm taking on the Christmas Songs Book Tag. I saw this while browsing the interwebs for different tags and thought it … Continue reading Christmas Songs book tag
When life throws you lemons…
find the things you're most grateful for. My little Christmas tree in my classroom. My kids loving doing the Advent calendar. My kids making me smile EVERY DAY. Laughing at the Christmas play (despite the fact I've seen it a fair amount of times). Being able to brush myself off. My cousins. My goddaughters. Books. … Continue reading When life throws you lemons…
November wrap up!
It may be December 10th, but I still am yet to round up my (rather pitiful looking) November reads! In November, I: Only read 3 books! Started a few books, but my brain wouldn't let me read. Suffered from some pretty bad SAD. Was a bit poorly. Slept a lot. Started rehearsing for the Christmas … Continue reading November wrap up!
The Bookish Naughty or Nice tag
Morning troops! How are we all? What's going down this here Friday morning? Has Christmas reached your house yet? As we all know, Christmas is the time when you are deemed "naughty or nice", so I thought I'd find a naughty or nice themed tag to do! I luckily found the perfect one... a bookish … Continue reading The Bookish Naughty or Nice tag
Looking for a brilliant read for a teen in your life?
Here we are, day 3 of my gift guide. I hope you've enjoyed reading them! It's been a blast looking back at my year in books and thinking which ones I would recommend people buy and read AND SHOVE IN EACH OTHERS FACES *ahem*. Today, on this here final day of recommending, I'm sorting through … Continue reading Looking for a brilliant read for a teen in your life?
“Which books should I add to my Christmas list, Miss?”
Yesterday, I shared 10 recommendations for emerging chapter book readers - check it out if you're after recommendations for 6+ years! Today I'm sharing books that I've shared with the kids in my class, school and life! Today is the turn of those who are confidently reading longer chapter books - longer chapter books that … Continue reading “Which books should I add to my Christmas list, Miss?”
“You know books… can I have some recommendations?”
The amount of times I've been asked for recommendations over the past few weeks is LUSH. Whether it's from my kids for what to read next, for parents on what to buy their kids for Christmas or from my colleagues on what to read, it's all lush to talk books. Over the next 3 days … Continue reading “You know books… can I have some recommendations?”
The Beauty and the Beast Book Tag
Y'all know by now that I am utter BATB trash. I love it so much. Belle is my ULTIMATE Disney princess, I think she's just a wonderful, wonderful person. When I saw the Beauty and the Beast book tag floating around, I knew I needed to engage, because, well, I'm predictable AF. ‘Tale as Old … Continue reading The Beauty and the Beast Book Tag
