Bedtime Books We Love
What if there was a book guaranteed to make even the most sleep-resistant child nod off peacefully at bedtime? If you’ve been following The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep, you’ll know that although...
View ArticleNew Releases: Picture Book Review
Fall is the season of new book releases! Over the past few weeks, blue manatee bookstore has received box after box of brand new reads, ranging from board books to YA. We could spend all day talking...
View ArticleMystery Series for Beginning Readers
October has officially begun, and with it the many changes we all love about fall—the leaves change color, the days are shorter, the weather is cooler. All of these things make October the perfect time...
View ArticleNational Bullying Prevention Month
We’re well into October now (man, how time flies!) and it seems time to talk about bullying. October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and bullying is unfortunately still very common in schools...
View ArticleOur Favorite Books from 2015
The year 2015 is drawing to a close. It’s been a whirlwind year, but as sad as we are to see it end, we can’t help but look back and reflect on all of the new books that were published this year. Some...
View ArticleStrength in the Face of Adversity: Survival Stories
There’s one genre that just never gets old: survival stories. No matter what age you are, there’s something thrilling about stories of people who have overcome all odds to make it through extreme...
View ArticleOur Favorite New Picture Books
Goodnight Moon. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. If You Give A Mouse a Cookie. Where the Wild Things Are. What do all of these books have in common? These are the classics—the books everyone knows and...
View ArticleBooks for Father’s Day
Father’s Day is just around the corner—the day when we get to celebrate the wonderful bear-hugging, joke-making, trouble-causing, lovely people that fathers are. It’s an especially fun day for young...
View ArticleOur Favorite New Picture Books, Vol. III
Welcome back to the blue manatee book blog! As you know, every few months we like to dedicate a blog post to some of our favorite new picture book releases. There are so many picture books published...
View ArticleIf you liked THOSE books, try THESE books!
When kids find books they really like, it’s a big deal, especially if the kids in question aren’t super enthusiastic readers. Parents, relatives, and friends of middle readers often come to us and ask,...
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