Author: Rebecca Herzog

Writer. Reader. Jokester. Pirate
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Poetry Friday – Toes

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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 Reflections on the Teche to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ Interested in doing a Zine Swap? Check out this post! I cannot believe that the school year is upon us again. Back in June, it felt like each day was a slow easy summer day. And then July passed in a whirlwind. My daughter goes back to school on Monday. In preparation, I have been trying … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Toes

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Splatypus – Picture Book Review

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  I was actually lucky enough to win a copy of Splatypus during a giveaway over on Unleashing Readers. A huge thank you to Kellee and Ricki who run the amazing blog. While it was created as a resource for teachers, anyone looking for some good books to add to their to-be-read piles should check out their blog.    Now on the the review! Buy here  Splatypus Written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Illustrated by  Jackie Urbanovic (Two Lions 2017) At a glance: Pros: Fun, bouncy lines goes right along with the story beautiful, texture-ful illustrations great message about trying new things, making mistakes, and … Continue reading Splatypus – Picture Book Review

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August Writing Goals

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Whoa. So July went by super fast. I have been having so much fun posting book reviews and writing a bit of poetry, that I forgot to give an update on how my writing goals went for July. Overall, I am pretty happy. There’s always room for improvement, but that is life. So, without further ado, here’s the update! July Goals Review: Finish final draft of Madam Fang and submit it (Oops…yeah, I dropped the ball.) Write 2 instagram poems (I have successfully posted poetry every week for the last 4 weeks!) Write book review (Yup. Lots) Run book giveaway (Heck yes! And there’s another going … Continue reading August Writing Goals

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading – 8/7/17

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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 The Itsy Bitsy Spider illustrated by Laura Zarrin Cute, quick picture book. The illustrations are darling. My son got this one as a prize for the summer reading program at the library. Picture Books Tek: The Modern Cave Boy  by Patrick McDonnell The whole book … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading – 8/7/17

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Poetry Friday – Zine Swap

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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 Mainly Write to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. ________________________________________ I recently discovered zines (short for magazines). These little mini magazines that can cover the whole gamut of possible content.  And they can be very basic or very ornate. Just do a quick image search for “zine examples“. But, at their core, they are very easy to make. Many (like mine below) are made out of one … Continue reading Poetry Friday – Zine Swap

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It’s Monday! What Am I Reading? 7/31/17

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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.                                             Picture Books Thank You and Good Night by Patrick McDonnell Oh my goodness, what a beautiful book. Both the illustrations and the text are just wonderful. … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Am I Reading? 7/31/17

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It’s Poetry Friday – Read-A-Thon

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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 A Word Edgewise to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness.                                             Hello poetry aficionados! Welcome to Poetry Friday! Linda, over at A Word Edgewise, decided to do a 1st line swap this week. We could take one line from her long list of 1st lines and turn … Continue reading It’s Poetry Friday – Read-A-Thon

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IMWAYR + BookTube-A-Thon + August Giveaway Reveal

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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.                                          Before we get into the books that I have read, I want to take a second and mention BookTube-A-Thon. It’s a great not-so-little event … Continue reading IMWAYR + BookTube-A-Thon + August Giveaway Reveal

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BookTube-A-Thon 2017 TBR

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This past week, I discovered this awesome thing called BookTube-A-Thon. Here’s a quick video about what it is specifically: Basically it is a week-long reading marathon where everyone tries to read as much as possible. There are daily challenges and reading challenges and it just seems like it will be so much fun. I decided that I wanted to do a KidLit spin on the challenge, so all of my books come from the various children’s and YA categories. In the spirit of the event, here is my very ambitious reading goal for the coming week. Here are the 2017 … Continue reading BookTube-A-Thon 2017 TBR

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It’s Poetry Friday!

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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 Katie over at The Logonauts to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness.                                           I live on the gulf coast of Florida. And it’s summertime. So that means thunderstorms most every day. When we moved away from Florida for a few years, I found that the storms were … Continue reading It’s Poetry Friday!