Every month, we’ll post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]
December 2013
NY Times Notable Children’s Books, New BayNews Posted
New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2013 Check out the list of Notable Children’s Books of 2013 from the New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/books/review/notable-childrens-books-of-2013.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0 New ACL BayNews Posted The November BayNews (the newsletter for the [continue reading]
Cats Storytime Ideas – (revised)
The themes of “Cats” and “Dogs” are sure to draw in a big crowd at your storytimes. For some arts and crafts ideas, try the Pete the Cat website for downloadable activities or, try some [continue reading]
Dogs Storytime Ideas (2013)
The themes of “Cats” and “Dogs” are sure to draw in a big crowd at your storytimes, if you are using the 2014 Summer Reading Program theme “Paws to Read,” focusing on pet animals. Of [continue reading]
Physics Storytime Ideas
Preschool Storytime Ideas Physics Science-focused story times can be fun at any time of year. For a Physics theme, one activity is to put out Duplo and Lego blocks for free play to help children develop [continue reading]