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It's a Book
It's a Book | Lane Smith
23 posts | 25 read | 2 to read
Playful and lighthearted with a subversive twist that is signature Lane Smith, ITS A BOOK is a delightful manifesto on behalf of print in the digital age. This satisfying, perfectly executed picture book has something to say to readers of all stripes and all ages.
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Blueberry
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cute!! 😊📚🙌🏻 2y
Eggs Perfect🧡🧡 2y
CarolynM Love this book ❤ 2y
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GatheringBooks
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Pickpick

#ConflictedWorlds Day 20: #PersonVsTechnology. Fats‘ review: “it makes a bold statement – a brave declaration – on the value of books to society. Technology gets outdated over time. Books are books, no matter how many decades have gone by. It‘s a Book is a charming read, and it definitely deserves a spot in your bookshelf.” More here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-5K

Readergrrl I use this book in my classroom as an intro to senior English. ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 3y
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rockpools
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Dropped by the library this morning to pick up some books for @LibrarianRyan ‘s #bbrc Birth & Beyond Reading Challenge, which starts on Monday. Think this might be fun. Also think these might not keep til Monday, so maybe I should tackle them now!

Quite surprised in what I found in my first, very hurried, raid of the picture book bins.

Cathythoughts I love the it !! It‘s a book ! Brilliant 5y
LibrarianRyan 👍⭐️ 5y
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Tove_Reads
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BookwormAHN Absolutely 👏🏻 5y
rretzler 💕 5y
rretzler A similar strategy worked for my husband - I lent him my favorite book and then had to marry him to get it back. 😂🤣😂🤣 (edited) 5y
Tove_Reads @rretzler Yoi should teach a class! 😃 5y
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Avanders
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🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon !!! What a sweet surprise! Cozy love is the perfect kind of love to share
🤗🤗🤗♥️♥️♥️ I hope your Sunday was filled w hygge even despite your loss. 😿🖤 I look forward to reading this! 😊 I‘ve super been in a cozy mystery mood lately 🔪💙🤓

#litsylove

Ps this book is not in the database?? 🤷🏽‍♀️

MaleficentBookDragon You're welcome.🤗 5y
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EclecticBookLover
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Whimsical.Curiosity Yesssssssss!!!! That's it!!! #memories 5y
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jessinikkip
It's a Book | Lane Smith
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Just signed up for the #JustABookSwap by @TheBookKeepers and I love this idea! So many swaps require so much money but this is a simple give a book and get a book concept. I cant wait!

TheBookKeepers Yay!! Thanks for signing up to swap with us!! 💕 5y
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Krisjericho
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Mehso-so

Meh. The concept is funny, and because my kids think swearing is hilarious, they were thrilled by the mild expletive at the end, but overall, it just doesn‘t work. It is weirdly formatted and very disjointed. Look, obviously I love books, but you don‘t get kids to read them by assuming they are idiots that don‘t understand that you can‘t text with a book.

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TheKidUpstairs
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#LibraryLove
#riotgrams

(I highly recommend the board book version of this one, called It's a Little Book, for kiddos. Both mine love it, this one is not quite as great to be honest)

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Avanders
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1. This was a grand adventure, I told myself.
2. 319 (not counting extras)
3. Considering & refurbished
4. Mimsey
5. Pink (mauve?)
6. Cozy mystery
7. cause / it
8. Mauve/purple
9. BC
10. "that morning"
11. 2012
12. Jenn McKinlay
13. Nope
14. What happened to 14?!
15. Nope, I don't think so
@Kaye

Kaye Thanks for playing. Stumped again 😁. Sorry about the #14. Didn‘t notice til it was done. 6y
Avanders @Kaye lol! No worries 😁😁 I always find the missing numbers funny 😁 6y
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Kshakal
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So proud of my niece... she read 450 minutes last month so let the book it celebration begin!!! I love that I get to pass my love of reading down to her!! The best part was that she wanted to bring a book with her to Pizza Hut!

Karkar I used to love doing the Book It program as a kid. 6y
Kshakal @Karkar me too!!! 6y
Craftylikefox I LOVED that program when I was kid! It‘s great to see it is still going strong :) 6y
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tpixie Congrats! Awesomeness ! My children did this too. I‘m also glad this tradition has continued @Craftylikefox 6y
Tamra 👏🏾👏🏾 6y
CouronneDhiver Woohoo! Good girl 6y
[DELETED] 206653737 I‘m so glad to hear that they are still doing this program, I remember it from when I was little. 6y
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monalyisha
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I‘ve been “writing” a picture book (mostly - but not entirely - in my head) for the last few years & I think I finally had a breakthrough this morning in the shower (clearly the best place to think).

It‘s “about” Frankenstein, girl power, acceptance, nature, & a slew of other things I‘m not ready to talk about yet but...hell yeah! 🙌🏻 The essence of my breakthrough was: keep it simple, stupid! Which...of course. But, you know how it is.🤷‍♀️

Kalalalatja 👏👏👏 6y
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BeththeBookDragon
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My materials for certifying Book It completions for my son's school 😊📓📚

Bookzombie 💗 Book It 6y
ReadingRover I used to do Book it when I was a kid! I loved it. If I remember correctly we used to get free pizza at Pizza Hut when we read a certain amount of books! 6y
bookhoarder513 Loved Book It. My kids school does Reading counts. A little different but one of the prizes is still a free pizza 😁 6y
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Kshakal
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This flyer was in my mailbox today at school! Book-it brings back so many good memories!!!

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tournevis
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I prefer paper books. The tactile and olfactory sensations are HIGHLY appealing to me. But my hands hurt, all the time. I cannot hold a book for very long, the bigger book the more pain. So ebooks are what I read. When I love a book, I then buy a paper copy, usually a paperback, so I have more shelf space. #bookishquestionoftheweek @BookishGirl06

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emtobiasz
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It's here! It's here!!! How exciting!!

(Olive isn't great at excited faces 🐶)
#summersantagoespostal #summersolsticebookexchange

Nat_Reads YAY!!!! So glad it made it 👏 I hope you like everything 🤗 7y
Reviewsbylola 😍📦☀️ 7y
dariazeoli Olive looks like my #millie's sibling ❤️ 7y
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emtobiasz @dariazeoli she does! 7y
Tanner Awww, Olive looks so sweet! ❤️🐶 7y
Gissy 👏👏👏👏 7y
Nat_Reads BTW all is wrapped if you want to open the box! Fairly certain my ribbon bows are crushed BUT the spirit might still linger over them! BTW I love your pup!! 7y
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hes7
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Pickpick

A quick and funny picture book about books and technology. It makes me chuckle every time I read it. #SpringFlingReading

merelybookish A favourite of my kids! 7y
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DrSpalding
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I read this hilarious 21st century book in class prior to spring break. It makes me laugh every time I read it. At this point, the spring 2017 children's literature class has posted approximately 220 great books with fabulous resources! Read on! #ucflae3414sp17
https://youtu.be/x4BK_2VULCU

NicoleMaltby I enjoyed you reading this book as well! It was hilarious. Thank you for sharing =). 7y
DrSpalding My pleasure @NicoleMaltby 📚 7y
AmandaN I loved this book and I can't wait to read it to my future class. Very cute and funny! Thanks for sharing. 7y
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Ellsbeth
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Pickpick

A friend at work brought me this picture book to read during a lunch conversation the other day. It details the differences between physical books and electronic devices. It's fantastic.

Zelma I love Lane Smith! 😍 7y
Ellsbeth @Zelma I obviously need to read more from him! 7y
angrylilasian Love this book! But I read the other version to my 3 and 4 year olds. 😄 7y
Ellsbeth @angrylilasian It's great to know there is a younger version. Thanks! 7y
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Mystic.Archives.Of.Dantalian
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Panpan

Well, I thought I‘d love this, but it was just okay. Books! Books and animals!; this book should be exactly my cup of tea. Much to my surprise, I was disappointed in this book.

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Blueberry
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Two wonderful children's books. Seen Art and It's a Book by Lane Smith.
@NataliePatalie

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merelybookish
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I like books. I can't help it. I do read e-books occasionally, mostly on my phone. E-reading makes me aware of how much I like to flip about in a book. And in general, I find I connect less with a book when I read it on a screen. That said, they can't be beat for the middle of the night. #seasonsreadings2016 @RealLifeReading

rubyslippersreads My cat just chews on the iPad case. 😸 7y
Jenshootsweddings Totally agree 7y
Daisey I get the flipping pages thing. It's one of the things I miss most when reading an ebook, although I'm slowly getting better at using bookmarks and highlighting for that purpose. 7y
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merelybookish @rubyslippersreads They are resourceful. 7y
merelybookish @Daisey I can see that. I just haven't wanted to invest the time. 7y
cathysaid And you can't sniff an eReader. Well, I suppose you could but it wouldn't be nearly as satisfying. 👃 7y
Tamra I agree. For some reason an eReader doesn't hold my attention. 7y
Zelma I am careful about what I read digitally versus paper. Anything with graphics, creative design, footnotes, etc. has to be paper. I prefer paper but sometimes my nook fits a need so it's useful. 7y
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