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    31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Simple Picture Book Texts

    Betsy Bird, December 3, 2023 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2023

    I am pleased to announce that today's list is for the simplest of picture books. Not books for kids first learning to read but that know how to put a minimal number of words on a page.

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    31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Picture Book Readalouds

    Betsy Bird, December 2, 2023 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2023

    A truly great readaloud can work just as well for 400 kids as it can for one. It just has to have something about it that engages and interacts with its audience. Today we celebrate some great ones.

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    31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Great Board Books

    Betsy Bird, December 1, 2023 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2023

    Behold! A list of baby board books, preschooler board books, and board books that are either reprints or adapted picture books. Enjoy them all!

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    Tomorrow, It Begins! 31 Days, 31 Lists Is Nigh!

    Betsy Bird, November 30, 2023 | 31 Days 31 Lists

    Tomorrow we'll see the annual release of the 31 Days, 31 Lists titles. What will be included? Will you like the books? Hate them? It's all possible!

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    Announcing the 2022 Winners of the Annual Blueberry Literary Award!

    Betsy Bird, March 24, 2023 | Best Books of 2022, Booklists

    Is it not strange, that in an era of climate change and environmental extremes there is not quite yet a nationally recognized children’s book award for titles celebrating the natural world and what we humans can do to support and appreciate it? Well, here in Evanston, Illinois we aim to change all of that. Announcing […]

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    31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Picture Books

    Betsy Bird, December 31, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022

    The final list of the 31 Days, 31 Lists series is here. These are the picture books that I loved particularly. Many you will have heard of. A couple will be new. But regardless, each and every one is a star.

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    31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Middle Grade Fiction

    Betsy Bird, December 30, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022

    Oo. The penultimate list! We've had a fun ride but it's almost over. So today, enjoy books for older child readers. Tomorrow? Picture Books!

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    31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Best Audiobooks for Kids

    Betsy Bird, December 29, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022

    Today, these were the audiobooks that impressed me the most over the year. It's not a huge list. It's just the folks that I think did a stellar job. These narrators deserve applause of their own.

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    31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Nonfiction Books for Older Readers

    Betsy Bird, December 28, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022

    One thing you will definitely find here today are my favorite reads for older kids in 2022, if those kids happen to be into nonfiction and informational books. These are lean, mean, fact-spouting machines and they are perfect for fact-loving kids.

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    31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Nonfiction Picture Books

    Betsy Bird, December 27, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books of 2022

    Here are the 2022 nonfiction picture books that REALLY made my little heart go pitta pat. My favorites of the year, if you will. I hope you enjoy them as much I have.

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