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April 3, 2020 -- Hi from Mrs. Haloin -- I hope you have been reading and that you all are doing well!  
Global Read Aloud 2020 Blogpost
March 13, 2020 - triskaidekaphobia - superstitions
Here We Go (Janet Wong & Sylvia Vardell)
Janet Wong Website
March 6, 2020 - Dr. Seuss and Read Across America
Mesa CCBA voting results 2020
Dr. Seuss Characters wordfind
Dr. Seuss is on the Loose Individual Reading Certificate
Dr. Suess Powerpoint
Seussville.com
February 27, 2020 - CCBA vote and Nominations
2020 CCBA mesa sample ballot
February 21, 2020 - Talk about nominations for 2021 CCBA - Amy Krouse Rosenthal 
Scott Magoon Website - The Last Straw
2021 Possible Nomination Junior Books Start
2021 Possible Nomination Picture Books Start
February 14, 2020 - Valentine's Day - Return Banners
Storyline online - Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch
January 30, 2020 - Fry Bread - Juana Martinez Neal - ALMA AND HOW SHE GOT HER NAME
JUANA MARTINEZ NEAL
January 28, 2020 - Show Banners - 2020 ALA/YM Awards - Possibly Drew Daywalt Monkey & Cake Series
1 min. Drew Daywalt Monkey & Cake Scholastic Preview
Powerpoint covers 2020 ALA Youth/Media Award Books
Pumpkin cake recipe with high altitude modifications
January 13-14 - Drawing for banners 
The Truth As Told By Mason Buttle                                    The Wild Robot                                 Text for extra banner
By Leslie Connor                                                             By Peter Brown
Apples (variety of colors, shapes)                                           Roz                                            These banners are the 2020
tree                                                                               Brightbill                                          Colorado Children's Book Award
treehouse                                                                      wooden foot                                      Picture Book and Junior Book
grass/ground                                                                 trees                                                 Nominations
Mason                                                                          ferns
Moonie                                                                                                                                 For more information and to
tree branches                                                                                                                        submit votes
clouds                                                                                                                                  go to the CCBA link at CCIRA.org


January 10, 2020 - CCBA Banners - Truth as Told By Mason Buttle & The Wild Robot
CCBA extra banner text
Mason Buttle Images in Word
Wild Robot Images in Word
December 20, 2019 - Chanukah
December 12, 2019 - Night Before Christmas Collection
 - New York Times Best Illustrated 2019 
New York Times Best Illustrated
Small in the City at Penguin/Random House
The Farmer at Penguin/Random House
"Another" Peek Inside at Simon and Schuster
Nov. 22, 2019 - Thanksgiving Books - Turkeys
November 15, 2019 - Hungry Jim  - Vamos! Let's Go to the Market  ,  Where the Wild Things Are - Hungry Jim
Hungry Jim Book Preview
Raul the Third on Pure Bel Pure for Low Riders to the Center of the Earth
This Book of Mine Peek Inside
November 7, 2019 - Jess Keating - 
A Look inside Animalphabet
Jess Keating website
Picture
November 1, 2019 - This Book of Mine - Two Alphabet Based Books and Two Question Based Books
The Upper Case Book Trailer
I Wonder K.A. Holt Book Preview
Just Because 1 min. trailer
 October 25, 2019 - Happy Halloween - Monster Mash - I'm Trying to Love Math - Mystery Reader
4 min. reading - Los Gatos Black on Halloween
I'm Trying to Love Math Trailer
Monster Mash in Safeshare - Bobby Pickett 1964
Unlimited Squirrels Tooth Trailer
Panda Problem Trailer on YouTube
The Scarcrow Trailer at Harper Collins
Fan Brothers Website
October 11, 2019 - Fathers - Bryan Collier & Dinel Minter Illustrators 
Going Down Home with Daddy at Peachtree Press
My Papi...13 min. read aloud by Librarian Mele
Knock Knock Charlotte Mecklinberg Library Read Aloud
October 4, 2019 - L' Shana Tova - Jewish New Year - Honey Cake - Bee Stories 
Mrs. Haloin's Honey Cake Recipe
Give Bees a Chance Peek Inside
3 minutes Pollinators and our Gardens by Burpee
September 26, 2019 - CCBA Junior Book Trailers - Guidelines for nominations - Dan Santat and Betsy Bird
Great Santa Stakeout
September 19, 2019 - 9/19/19 - Jon Agee - Last day of Palendrome dates - 7 Eight 9 - I love math!
Jon Agee Website
7 Ate 9: The Untold Story Trailer
September 13, 2019 - International Dot Day September 15th ish
Get Inspired! Make Your Mark!
Celebri-dots
September 6, 2019 - Can I Be Your Dog?, New books for possible 2021 nominees
Sugar Cookies Recipe Alton Brown Food Network
5 minute read aloud on YouTube
Tara Lazar's Blog with various covers for Can I Be Your Dog?
Troy Cummings Website
I Am Not A Fish peek inside at Penguin
Panda Problem Preview at Penguin/Random House
7 min. I Am Not a Fish! Read-Aloud by Peter Ramundo
My Papi Has a Motorcycle peek inside at Penguin
August 30, 2019 - 2020 CCBA Picture Book Nominee's - Jacqueline Woodson & Ryan T. Higgins
Ryan T. Higgins Website
Be Quiet 7 min. Read Aloud by Story Shark
Bruce's Big Move 3 min. trailer - Disney Hyperion
Mother Bruce 8 min. read aloud by Bronco Stories with music
August 16, 2019 - Mrs. Haloin's Website - www.mhaloin.com  
You Are Home Trailer in SafeShare (1 min.)
Timelapse of window display (1 min.) in YouTube
youarehomebook.com
Evan Turk Website
August 23 - 2 Back to school from 2020 CCBA Nominees - Names Alma and How She Got her name - Gardening - Carl and the Meaning of Life - ​Pineapple Zucchini Muffins
Deborah Freedman website
Zucchini Pineapple Muffins Recipes
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