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Illustration: Miggery Sow, a white serving girl with misshapen ears, leans closer to better hear the rat Roscuro. The caption beneath the illustration reads, "A rat who knows my name!"

Thursday Thoughts: On The Tale of Despereaux & DHH Rep in KidLit

January 18, 2024February 11, 2024 Jessica @ Storytime in the Stacks

It's ALA Youth Media Award season! The Caldecott and Newbery (among many other medals) will be announced next Monday, and I've got award winners on the brain. Is there an award-winning book you loathe that everyone else seems to love? For me, it's The Tale of Despereaux, which turned 20 last year to yet more… Continue reading Thursday Thoughts: On The Tale of Despereaux & DHH Rep in KidLit

Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Goals for 2024

January 16, 2024July 17, 2026 Jessica @ Storytime in the Stacks

I set myself some lofty bookish goals in last year's post! Here's how I ended up doing: Move from Goodreads to StoryGraph. ✔️ Inventory the books I own. ❌ Connect more deeply with the books I read by taking the time to review them. ✔️ Try joining a book club at my local independent bookstore.… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Goals for 2024

Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Peeps I’d Like to Meet

March 7, 2023March 19, 2023 Jessica @ Storytime in the Stacks

Thanks to the 2022 ALSC Institute last year and CCIRA this year, I've met so many amazing authors/educators/library pals! Here's some more bookish folks I hope to meet someday soon: Angie Manfredi @ Fat Girl Reading Angie and I were CHEATED out of meeting years ago at a UW Madison Power Up Conference. 😭 Claribel… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Peeps I’d Like to Meet