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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”

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.

Friendsgiving Winners Announcement 12/3/24

There are so many wonderful things about the writing community and being able to share book joy on my social media and giveaways here on my blog. If you only follow my blog, you may not know that I spent the week before Thanksgiving in Boston. I spent the beginning of the week with LisaContinue reading “Friendsgiving Winners Announcement 12/3/24”

PictureBookGold Friendsgiving Giveaway

I’m very excited to share a special Friendsgiving post full of book joy with some friends from my promotion group PictureBookGold! Each of us is offering a book giveaway as we give reflect on what we are thankful for and what we are looking forward to in the year ahead. As always, please comment onContinue reading “PictureBookGold Friendsgiving Giveaway”

Winner Announcement 10/17/24

Congratulations Ellen Leventhal, you won the giveaway from Kim A. Larson, author of GOAT’S BOAT WON’T FLOAT, illustrated by Gozde Eyce. Ellen, please email me at ljrwritenow @ gmail.com with your mailing address so that the your prize can be mailed. Thank you, Kim for your generous giveaway! Readers, don’t forget to read my interview withContinue reading “Winner Announcement 10/17/24”