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A pair of #kidlit & #mglit book-lovin’ librarian BFFs - adventuring through life one page at a time - and sharing our crazy (but fun!) journey with you!

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Book Cover for: The Friendship Book, Mary Lyn Ray

The Friendship Book

Mary Lyn Ray
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We know you probably already know and love The Thank You Book by Mary Lyn Ray and @Steph_Graegin - but have you read The Friendship Book? It. Is. Beautiful. A perfect purchase for your friends of all ages. 💛 #friendship #kidlit https://t.co/RTIuYvirfd

Hardcover, 2019

$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Lawless Spaces, Corey Ann Haydu

Lawless Spaces

Corey Ann Haydu
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If your soul needed: ❣️Fighting Words by @kimbbbradley ❣️How to Be a Girl in the World by @CaelaCarter ❣️Maybe He Just Likes You by @Barbaradee2 then grab Lawless Spaces by @CoreyAnnHaydu. It’s delicate but brave; full of resilience, hope, & strength. A gorgeous novel in verse. https://t.co/HNll95fnVH

Hardcover, 2022

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Ida: In Her Own Words: The Timeless Writings of Ida B. Wells from 1893, Michelle Duster

Ida: In Her Own Words: The Timeless Writings of Ida B. Wells from 1893

Michelle Duster
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Excited to finally have our copy of Michelle Duster’s Ida B. the Queen in our hands so we can enjoy it before we head to Anderson’s Children's Literature Breakfast where we will meet @MichelleDuster in person! Sooooo pumped! @AndersonsBkshp #ABCLB https://t.co/d2cQavoKmv

Out of stock

Book Cover for: Screen, Joe Randazzo

Screen

Joe Randazzo
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Blips on a Screen: How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession by @KateChicago & Zachariah O’Hora will fascinate kids as they learn about the path an inventor takes to launch a product. A picture book biography that will inspire young creators! https://t.co/dohIMTpFRe

Paperback, 2008

$14.00Member price:$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Took: A Ghost Story, Mary Downing Hahn

Took: A Ghost Story

Mary Downing Hahn
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Today’s reading agenda: The Girl in the Lake by @booksandbighair; Mary Downing Hahn’s Took (the graphic novel version illustrated by @TheJenya!); This is Not a Drill by @karianneholt. As you can imagine, we are loving this Sunday. 💛📘 https://t.co/BH8qZYL9X2

Paperback, 2016

$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Thursday, Ann Bonwill

Thursday

Ann Bonwill
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As kids navigate the many emotions that come with a divorce, the perfect picture book can do wonders for their hearts. Thursday by Ann Bonwill & Kayla Harren is comforting, relatable, and sweet. A perfect book for families, educators, & social workers, too. @AmazonPub https://t.co/9ral4emN9Y

Hardcover, 2022

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Join the Club, Maggie Diaz, Nina Moreno

Join the Club, Maggie Diaz

Nina Moreno
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Is there anything better than a good book by the pool? Loving #mglit Join the Club, Maggie Diaz by @Nina_Writes & @_courtney_luv7 - and also loving this getaway in the sunshine! ☀️ https://t.co/KaWdSQp77U

Paperback, 2025

$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Spoonful of Frogs: A Halloween Book for Kids, Casey Lyall

A Spoonful of Frogs: A Halloween Book for Kids

Casey Lyall
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Currently adoring these #kidlit stories: 🐸 A Spoonful of Frogs by Casey Lyall & Vera Brosgol 🔥 Room for More by Michelle Kadarusman & Maggie Zeng 🐾 Don’t Worry Murray by David Ezra Stein New picture books make us so excited for a new school year. The kids will LOVE these! 🥰 https://t.co/sYVxF8XhvE

Hardcover, 2025

$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Witchlings, Claribel A. Ortega

Witchlings

Claribel A. Ortega
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We snuck in a few pages of @Claribel_Ortega’s Witchlings every chance we got today! Seven, Valley, & Thorn must defeat a Nightbeast as a challenge to their fate of becoming spares, and this #mglit is nonstop action and magic - with twists & turns along the way! Out 04.05.22! https://t.co/MB8UWSbO8p

Paperback, 2023

$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: I Need a New Butt!, Dawn McMillan

I Need a New Butt!

Dawn McMillan
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Ended our long-but-exciting day by hitting up shops. Leave it to Target to somehow have a copy of I Need a New Butt in stock, which we’ve been searching for high & low in support of @jedipadmaster! Love the 🍑 & the laughter we shared while reading it. Thanks @Target! 📘💪🏼🎯 https://t.co/FWbRw7br9t

Paperback, 2014

$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book