Rosemary Kiladitis

5 days ago | momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis

Chapter books are more fun than ever. Here are a few I’ve been reading:Bodega Cats: Just Kitten Around, by Hilda Eunice Burgos/Illustrated by Siara Faison, (Jan. 2025, Henry Holt & Company), $16.99, ISBN: 9781250903761As a lifelong Metro NY resident, I am a big fan of the bodega cat and love that there is a chapter book series dedicated to these noble cats and their profession. Just Kitten Around is the second Bodega Cat series, but readers can jump right in.

1 week ago | momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis

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2 weeks ago | momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis

It is no secret that I love board books. Having a new grandbaby to share all these great new board books with? GOLD. Here are a few I’ll be tucking into her Easter basket – and reading at Spring storytimes!Egg Hunt with Max and Moo, by Susie Lee Jin, (Jan. 2025, Schiffer Kids), $9.99, ISBN: 9780764368851Ages Birth-3Max and Moo are having an Easter egg hunt, and you’re invited! Fun lift the flaps and a playful story show the two joining their friends preparing and enjoying the egg hunt.

3 weeks ago | momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis

Goblin Vol. 2: The Wolf and the Well, by Eric Grissom/Illustrated by Will Perkins, (July 2024, Dark Horse Comics), $19.99, ISBN: 9781506738697Ages 10-14Back in 2021, I first met Eric Grissom and Will Perkins when I read their graphic novel, Goblin. I was hooked. It’s a gorgeously created graphic novel meditation on grief and loss, prejudice and acceptance with magic brimming over the edges of each page.

3 weeks ago | momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis

Spring is springing! I’ve got my Cricut kicking into high gear and am preparing displays for the children’s room here at the library. What better time to start talking about Spring Storytime? Here are three fun books to start things off. Let’s Be Bees, by Shawn Harris, (Feb. 2025, Neal Porter Books/Holiday House), $18.99, ISBN: 9780823457090Ages 3-8It’s all about imagination and sounds with this storytime between a father and child.