Author: Rebecca Herzog

Writer. Reader. Jokester. Pirate
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2017 Cybils Finalists Are Here!

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January 1st is finally here and with it comes the shortlist for the 2017 Cybils Awards. Over 1400 books were nominated across 12 categories and the Round One panelists have chosen the finalists for each group. I am especially excited to be a Round Two judge in the Fiction Picture Books and Board Books categories. It is a fantastic group of books and I cannot wait to dive in. I won’t be posting anything on these finalists until after the winners are announced on February 14th, so be sure to follow the Cybils page for updates and information. Congratulations to all … Continue reading 2017 Cybils Finalists Are Here!

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Poetry Friday – Walking in a Sloth-y Wonderland

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  It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Buffy’s Blog to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Phew! It feels like it has been forever since I have written anything here on the blog. It feels like am playing catch up on everything! NaNoWriMo went really well. While I didn’t get to 50k words, I did my personal best and finished with around 10,000 words for the month. That’s a pretty big accomplishment for … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Walking in a Sloth-y Wonderland

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Poetry Friday – Thank You and Good Night

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It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out  Carol’s Corner to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Happy Day After Thanksgiving! AKA Turkey Hangover Day. I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday. I am in Tennessee visiting my parents and we are enjoying the colder weather. We drive home to Florida tomorrow. These trips always pass too fast. Today I decided I wanted to share a snippet from Patrick McDonnell’s picture book, Thank You and … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Thank You and Good Night

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Poetry Friday – Monster Museum

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It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Jane at Raincity Librarian to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ We are over halfway through November so that means that I must have hit the halfway mark of 25k on my NaNoWriMo book! Cue laughter and knee slapping. Yeah, I have fallen so far behind, that it’s not even funny. BUT I will continue to write and get those words on the page. Now on to Poetry … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Monster Museum

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/13/17

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The weekly post where I recap all the KidLit books I’ve been reading. Occasionally, I’ll also review some adult fiction books as well.   Be sure to check out Teach Mentor Texts and Unleashing Readers to see what other kidlit readers are reading. Because, you know, we can never have too many books in our TBR pile.                                          Board Books Baby Loves Quantum Physics! written by Ruth Spire illustrated b Irene Chan I really enjoy these “Baby Loves” books. If you would have told me … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/13/17

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Poetry Friday – Fireflies at Midnight

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It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Jama’s Alphabet Soup, to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ I hope that everyone is having a fantastic November day. It’s still bright and sunny here in Florida. We had a cold snap last week–it got down into the low 70s during the day and the low 50s at night! Hopefully it’ll cool back down again once we approach Thanksgiving. NaNoWriMo has been keeping me busy (I’m actually … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Fireflies at Midnight

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The Emerald Circus by Jane Yolen – Short Story Collection Review

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The Emerald Circus by Jane Yolen with introduction by Holly Black I received and ARC of this book to review At a Glance Genre(s)/Categories: Adult fantasy, short story collection, fairy tales Plot: In this short story collection, readers are swept away with familiar characters to re-imagined lands and tales. Wendy leads a labor strike in Neverland. Dorothy learns to tightrope walk. And Emily Dickinson travels the stars.  This collection of 10 stories is mesmerizing at every page turn. Pros: I love fairy tales re-imagined and this collection is fantastic. Every story is accompanied by an author’s note and a poem … Continue reading The Emerald Circus by Jane Yolen – Short Story Collection Review

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/6/17

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The weekly post where I recap all the KidLit books I’ve been reading. Occasionally, I’ll also review some adult fiction books as well. Be sure to check out Teach Mentor Texts and Unleashing Readers to see what other kidlit readers are reading. Because, you know, we can never have too many books in our TBR pile.                                          Board Books Rapunzel (Once Upon a World) written by Chloe Perkins  illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan   I loved the illustrations in the book. I also like the idea … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/6/17

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Poetry Friday – Inktober Finale

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It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out Linda’s blog, Teacher Dance, to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ I am giving away a copy of Ben Hatke’s Mighty Jack and the Goblin King!  Be sure to enter! I did it! 31 poems in 31 days. It may seem like a small feat to some, but I’m pretty proud of myself. Most of them won’t see the light of day after this month, a few turned … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Inktober Finale

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November Goals 2017 – AKA Heck Yes!

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So guess who completed every single day of Inktober? This girl! https://giphy.com/embed/14qb1Uhf40ndw4 *actual clip of me dancing Yeah, I’m just a little proud of that one. It wasn’t easy, especially towards the middle of the month, but I did it. National Novel Writing Month is up next. Hopefully, I can keep the momentum going. Last Month’s Goals Review Write 5 poems for anthology (I just couldn’t crack it and the deadline has now passed. Cue sad trombone music) Outline 5 chapter books (well, this kind of happened. But not all 5…) Finish RIP reading challenge (finished 3 of the 6, still working my way … Continue reading November Goals 2017 – AKA Heck Yes!