My May reading included 20 amazing books that earned 4 and 5 star reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ shared on Goodreads for a total of 101 books this year! Yes, I have read and reviewed over 100 books this year! If you want to see more about previous months – check out the post for April Reading StatisticsContinue reading “May Reading Statistics”
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Book Mail from May
During the end of May, I received so much book mail I made a photo collage! This includes a few books I won from giveaways, some books I preordered, and several I purchased from an auction to support a wonderful cause! I’ve already reviewed many of these and the rest will be coming up soon.Continue reading “Book Mail from May”
Stamford Children’s Book Festival Sunday 5/17/26
Stamford Children’s Book Festival Sunday, 5/17/26 on the UConn campus 12:30 – 2:30 pm I’ll be signing copies of ✍🏼 Aliana Reaches for the Moon An Accidental Hero: A Mostly True Wombat Story
Book Pairing for Educators and Writers
As a teacher I often looked for books that worked well together so that my lessons would be richer and allow my students to see things from different author’s points of view. I love the opportunity to compare and contrast literature to expand my own understanding and create higher order thinking possibilities for my learners.Continue reading “Book Pairing for Educators and Writers”
Nine Years Blogging Anniversary
I’ve shared photography, poetry, interviews with other authors and creators, book reviews, and other content. I’ve scaled back a bit but have a few posts coming up with book pairings for educators and readers that I’m looking forward to sharing. As always, thanks for stopping by!
March Reading Statistics
My March reading included 18 noteworthy books that earned 4 and 5 star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews shared on Goodreads (mostly 5 stars) for a total of 57 books this year. I previously posted books read in February and January Here’s what I’ve read in March: 12 picture books 1 early reader 2 middle grade 1 youngContinue reading “March Reading Statistics”
February Reading Statistics
My February reading included more noteworthy 4 and 5 star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews I shared on Goodreads (mostly 5 stars) for 20 books! This Goodreads screenshot shows I’ve read 40 books (it should be 39) nineteen in January but I’m not sure what happened. Here’s what I’ve been reading: 14 picture books 1 middle grade 1Continue reading “February Reading Statistics”
January Reading Stats
Just in case you didn’t see my 2026 New Goals post I have decided to share more of my reading on Goodreads in 2026. My goal for 2026 is 150 books and I only rate/review books if I like them so if you see a book here it means I rated 4 or 5 stars.Continue reading “January Reading Stats”
2026 New Goals
In January, 2024 I committed to participating in Haiku Saturday sharing my own photography and penning a new micro-poem, usually following the 5/7/5 format each week. I followed through on that commitment 100 times which feels like an accomplishment. At the time, there was still a thriving writing community on Twitter and #HaikuSaturday was partContinue reading “2026 New Goals”
Back to School Special
Looking for a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ hardcover book for $6.99?Beautifully Illustrated by Debbie Palen& written as a newscast by Laura Roettiger (that’s me) sharing the story of animals found in wombat burrows after the 2020 fires – 4 pages of back matter about Australian animals and fire safety.
Laura Roettiger Books 