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Tuba by Little Miss Ann

Tuba — by Little Miss Ann Celebrate International Tuba Day and beyond with Little Miss Ann’s playful cover song “Tuba” about instruments in an orchestra including Tuba, Drums, Flute, Piano…

Tu B'shevat

Association of Jewish Libraries and Allyship Blog Post

…Tu B’Shevat: Another Jewish Holiday You’ve Never Heard Of By Heidi Rabinowitz Many nations celebrate some form of Arbor Day, a day when people are encouraged to plant trees. The…

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Guest Post: Caribbean Books for Storytime Themes Blog Post

By Jessica King, Caribbean Children’s Books Hello! I’m Jessica, and I’m guest posting here today. We timed this post to celebrate Caribbean Literature Day on July 12. I hope you…

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Representation Matters: Hanukkah Blog Post

…Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which are connected by the Days of Awe, the ten days between the two holidays. Extensive back matter provides more context. For…

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Back to School Reads Blog Post

…Donna Barba Higuera & Juliana Perdomo. THE DAY YOU BEGIN by Jaqueline Woodson & Rafael López. BUTTERFLIES ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL by Annie Silvestro & Dream Chen. I…

Picture Books to Celebrate Jewish Holidays! Blog Post

…the holiday season has exacerbated that. These days, many Jewish families celebrate “Chrismukkah” so that their children won’t feel left out of the fun. It’s confusing enough for us Jews,…

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The Boxing Day Test

…would play with him, until Nana announced the first ever Brodie Family Boxing Day Test. (From Publisher information.) In Aotearoa, Boxing Day is also a public holiday. There is also…

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Days of the Week Song in Mandarin Chinese

…being a native-speaker consultant on this song! Lyrics: 星期一 xīngqí yī (Monday) 星期二 xīngqí’èr (Tuesday) 星期三 xīngqísān (Wednesday) 星期四 xīngqísì (Thursday) 星期五 xīngqíwǔ (Friday) 星期六 xīngqíliù (Saturday) 最后一天 zuìhòu yītiān…