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Medium Monday: Printmaking

Medium Monday: Printmaking

  • Post published:August 14, 2023
  • Post author:Jessica M.

What Is Printmaking? E. B. Goodale uses monotype prints in The Moon Remembers Printmaking is actually an umbrella term for several different methods. At the most basic level, it is…

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Medium Monday: Colored Pencil

Medium Monday: Colored Pencil

  • Post published:July 24, 2023
  • Post author:Jessica M.

What Is Colored Pencil? Colored pencils are just what they sound like. A thin outer layer of wood makes a stylus with a pigmented core that leaves a mark when…

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Medium Monday: Watercolor

Medium Monday: Watercolor

  • Post published:June 12, 2023
  • Post author:Jessica M.

What Is Watercolor? Watercolor paint usually comes as a solid cake or a tube of gel. Both substances are a highly concentrated pigment, meant to be diluted with water. The…

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An Illustration Celebration!

An Illustration Celebration!

  • Post published:April 23, 2023
  • Post author:Jessica M.

We all know the saying: picture is worth a thousand words. But do we really need to pit them against each other? Art and language have long been partners in…

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Please Don’t Eat Me!  Stories of Friendship and Food

Please Don’t Eat Me! Stories of Friendship and Food

  • Post published:November 25, 2022
  • Post author:Erin

Oh no! Looks like someone's about to become lunch! In these silly stories, you'll find plenty of hungry predators looking for a bite to eat. But, when your favorite foods…

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Delicious Tales of Hungry Monsters

Delicious Tales of Hungry Monsters

  • Post published:November 8, 2022
  • Post author:Erin

The picture books on this list all have one thing in common: there is a hungry monster looking for some sort of delicious, crunchable snack! Whether it's a tasty child…

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Folklore Fun! Japan

Folklore Fun! Japan

  • Post published:January 27, 2022
  • Post author:Jessica M.

For my first focused Folklore Fun post (say that five times fast!) I decided to feature Japan! I had some preexisting familiarity with the culture and was interested to see…

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Storytime Round-Up: March 9

Storytime Round-Up: March 9

  • Post published:March 9, 2021
  • Post author:Katie S., Ms. Jamie, Natalie Bota

Thank you to everyone who attended storytime this week! Here’s a recap of the stories and songs shared in storytime. This week's theme is birds! Books Birds by Carme Lemniscates…

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Picture books that celebrate Winter

Picture books that celebrate Winter

  • Post published:December 15, 2020
  • Post author:Rachel G

Winter with Lily and Milo by Pauline OudIt's winter! Lily and Milo go outside. They want to feed the birds in the yard and play in the snow. But .…

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Picture Books that Inspire Kindness

Picture Books that Inspire Kindness

  • Post published:November 10, 2020
  • Post author:Rachel G

Celebrate World Kindness Day on November 13 with picture books that inspire acts of kindness. The Kindness Book by Todd ParrLooks at different ways to show kindness, including choosing kind…

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