Don’t you just love picture books? Our mail carrier delivered these Sourcebooks Library these pb arcs today and I’m looking forward to rdg them this weekend. #BookAllies can start signing up for their turn now.

Working thru some of the upcoming Sourcebooks Library picture book releases-Love the expressive bunny in illustrations in JUDGY BUNNY & loved all the things cats do that make cat owners wish they could be feline for at least a little while! #BookAllies

We wait. Our hearts are full of hope. #BringThemHomeNow 🎗️ I wish you a nice Sunday!

Nobody can sleep. This is all of our families.

THEY ARE COMING HOME !!!!!!!!

I’m so relieved and grateful to see the living hostages free. Life has stood still since Oct 7, 2023. During this time, it was hard to stomach the hatred towards Israel and Jews globally; and gratifying to see allies, those who took a stand. 🎗️

We will remember all those who stood with us through these treacherous days of pain, hope, and waiting. The new and old friends, the politicians, the media folks, the teachers who fought against popular culture and never wavered. We love you and will never forget your courage and

I want to personally thank Karoline Preisler. For the past two years, she has been relentlessly going to the streets and demanding the release of all the hostages, even though she has been attacked and life threatened for it. You're a hero. ❤️🙏

Two years apart. The same holiday, but a different story. This year, on Simchat Torah, we can finally say the words we’ve longed for: Welcome home

Pocket Bear is an endearing story told from POV of a cat who brings found toys to get a 2nd chance, under the command of Pocket Bear. When the cat brings a sauce-stained bear, there’s more than meets the eye- layers of history! Deception, loss, letting go…

A must read! Kate diCamillo-esque story of courage, strength, friendship.

Today’s #Connections puzzle- purple group- is not going to work for New Yorkers 😮‍💨 I figured out the category but was missing one - no we do not pronounce that word that way!!!

I bought my yearly book pumpkin! I pick a book cover / character to paint on it, to display in my classroom. Thinking about which book to pick…

Last year’s book pumpkin (Frindle)

Book pumpkin from 2 years ago (Big, by Vashti Harrison)

Book pumpkin from 3 years ago (Starfish, by Lisa Fipps)

In her 1st historical fiction for MG readers, Sara Pennypacker Updates Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚 THE LIONS’ RUN tackles one of Hitler’s lesser known programs & a young boy discovers a strength he didn’t know he had. Would pair well w/Marsha Skrypuch: #bannedbyrussia STOLEN GIRL. #BookAllies

I finished Sara Pennypacker Updates WW2 hist fic THE LIONS’ RUN & now on to Rebecca E. F. Barone narrative nf WW2 DOUBLE CROSSED. Hitler’s Lebensborn program in the 1st & DDay spies in the 2nd! Lucky me! #BookAllies Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚

Highly researched narrative non-fiction, DOUBLE CROSSED will keep young WWII historians riveted with the moves and counter moves by double agents prior to D-Day. Thx for the arc, Rebecca E. F. Barone Henry Holt & Company #BookAllies

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