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2 weeks ago | 
momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis
Hi all, just a word to apologize profusely but I’ll need to take a little bit of a break from the blog. I’m hoping it’s just for a couple of weeks, but it may be a bit longer. I’m dealing with some health issues, and I’ll need a little bit to come back. If I’ve gotten books to review, I will get to them; it’s just taking me a bit longer to get to. Thanks, and I hope I’ll be back to posting soon.
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2 weeks ago | 
momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis
Making Light Bloom: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Lamps, by Sandra Nickel/Illustrated by Julie Paschkis, (June 2025, Peachtree Publishing), $18.99, ISBN: 9781682636091Most folks know what a Tiffany Lamp looks like: bold, black outlines, luminous colors that bring incredible flora and fauna to life. Did you know that Tiffany wasn’t the creator of the Tiffany Lamp?
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2 weeks ago | 
momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis
I’ve got such a cute collection of baby and toddler books, most tested with my storytime kids and/or my little grandgirl. The grand is only a couple of months old, so the best reaction is the big eyes and kickie feet, but that means the world to me. Without further ado, here we are, new books for lapsits.
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3 weeks ago | 
momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis
Seven: A Most Remarkable Pigeon, by Sandra Nickel/Illustrated by Aimée Sicuro, (May 2025, Candlewick Press), $17.99, ISBN: 9781536235197Ages 4-8Seven, named because seven is considered a lucky name among pigeons, isn’t like the other pigeons. Most pigeons “arrive in twos”, but with Seven’s birth, there was only one.
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3 weeks ago | 
momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis
Bienvenida a Casa, Esmerelda, by Daniela Ramirez/Illustrated by Maribel Lechuga, (May 2025, Charlesbridge), $17.99, ISBN: 9781623544386Ages 6-9Esmerelda is a young girl living with her mom, older sister, and dad, who serves in the military. He comes home to announce that they have short-notice orders to move back to the States, to their hometown of San Antonio, Texas. Mamá is delighted and Mariana, Esmerelda’s older sister, promises this is a great move, but Esmerelda isn’t so sure.
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3 weeks ago | 
momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis
A Man and His Cat Picture Book: Fukumaru and the Spaceship of Happiness, by Umi Sakurai, (July 2024, Square Enix Books), $17.99, ISBN: 9781646092819Ages 5-8How did I miss this one last year? A Man and His Cat is a popular manga series that’s released in the U.S. from Square Enix; somehow, I missed the picture book release that stars the cat, Fukumaru, who has his own adventure. In Fukumaru and the Spaceship of Happiness, Fukumaru meets two space cats whose ship has crashed.
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3 weeks ago | 
momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis
The Aliens Do Not Want to Go Home!, by Adam Gustavson, (June 2025, Charlesbridge Publishing), $17.99, ISBN: 9781623544942Ages 4-7This hilarious book is perfect for every single grownup who has had to endure the end of a playdate/family or friend gathering/insert your own dilemma here.
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3 weeks ago | 
momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis
The Mood Swing, by Ages 4-8A boy named Peter suffers the loss of his father and discovers a magical swing in this touching story about grief. The swing, tethered to a Moon Tree, allows Peter to go on adventures that reflect his emotions: a happy Peter ventures into outer space, his parents by his side; a year after losing his father, the swing plunges Peter into quicksand, mirroring the drowning feelings of grief and loss.
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1 month ago | 
momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis
Soul Machine, by Jordana Globerman, (June 2025, Annick Press), $17.9.9, ISBN: 9781773219592Ages 12+A young woman named Chloe lives with her older sister, Lacey, in a house in the country. Lacey makes breth on her spinning wheel – the raw material needed to craft souls – and frustrates Chloe at her refusal to fully teach her how to make it.
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1 month ago | 
momreadit.com | Rosemary Kiladitis
It’s Mother’s Day tomorrow, so let’s shine the spotlight on some of our middle grade moms. These books are all for the middle graders, but the moms featured are pretty amazing. Darkness and Demon Song, by M.R. Fournet, (June 2025, Square Fish), $9.99, ISBN: 9781250876065Ages 9-12Marius Grey is a tween monster hunter: think of him as one of Supernatural’s Winchester boys with a book rather than enchanted weapons.
