Empson, Jo. Little Home Bird ‡Jo Empson, Illus. Pic. Bk. Child’s Play, 07/2016. [40]pp. $16.99. 978-1-84643-889-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. When it is time to migrate, Little Bird brings his favorite things with him, including wind [continue reading]
September 2016
Pop-up and Flap Books: The White House
Pop-up and Flap Books Sabuda, Robert. The White House: A Pop-Up of Our Nation’s Home. Orchard/Scholastic, 2016. 12p. $29.99. ISBN 978-0-545-54089-6. Sabuda is best-known for his elaborate, detailed pop-ups in books for older children. In [continue reading]
Website of the Month: Embrace Race
Embrace Race: Where to find “diverse” children’s books: https://medium.com/embrace-race/where-to-find-diverse-childrens-books-5bc8c8bc971b#.knz156fia Looking for lists and reviews of great books for kids featuring cultural diversity? Try Melissa Giraud’s website “Embrace Race,” and her collection of websites listing suggestions. [continue reading]
Mrs. Bixby’s Last Day Review
Anderson, John David. Ms. Bixby’s Last Day. Emma Yarlett, Illus. Fiction. Walden Pond/HarperCollins, 06/2016. 320pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-233817-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. With their favorite teacher in the hospital battling cancer and unable to make it back [continue reading]
National Book Awards Longlist Announced
National Book Awards Longlist Announced: The finalists for the National Book Awards have been announced; check out the books in the Young People’s Literature category: www.nationalbook.org/index.html . Titles include Booked by Kwame Alexander, Raymie Nightingale [continue reading]
Serafina and the Black Cloak Read-Alikes
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty Anderson, R.J. A Pocket Full of Murder. Baptiste, Tracey. The Jumbies. Beatty, Robert. Serafina and the Twisted Staff. Chainani, Soman. The School for Good and Evil. Edge, [continue reading]
Halloween for Babies Storytime Ideas
Halloween for Babies Welcome song: “Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed” Get ready song: “Open, Shut Them” First book: This Is the House That Monster Built by Steve Metzger. In this cumulative tale, monsters build a house [continue reading]
Autumn for Babies Storytime Ideas
Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents, and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. At times, a baby-toddler storytime will be followed [continue reading]