Bugs for Babies 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. A baby-toddler storytime can be [continue reading]
Lovely War Review
Berry, Julie. Lovely War. Fiction. Viking, 03/2019. 512pp. $18.99. 978-0-451-46993-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-12. A gorgeous and lush YA romance set during WW I is framed by a quarrel between the Greek gods representing the novel’s [continue reading]
The Way You Make Me Feel Named Beatty Award Winner
The Way You Make Me Feel Named 2019 Beatty Award Recipient: Maurene Goo’s YA novel The Way You Make Me Feel (FSG, 2018) has been chosen to receive the 2019 John and Patricia Beatty Award [continue reading]
Hush, Little Bunny Review
Stein, David Ezra. Hush, Little Bunny. David Ezra Stein, Illus. Picture Book. Balzer & Bray, 01/2019. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-284522-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES TOD-K. In this original rhyme inspired by the lullaby “Hush, Little Baby,” papa [continue reading]
Free Webinar “New Books for Storytime” – Tues. April 23rd
Infopeople offers a free webinar on “New Books for Storytime,” scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Noon: https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?id=834&reset=1 Presenter Penny Peck will describe books published in 2018 and 2019 that are perfect for storytime, [continue reading]
Night Sky Storytime – Revised
2019 Summer Reading Theme “A Universe of Stories” – Night Sky (revised) This month, we celebrate the night sky! For a simple craft project, make constellation pictures: www.crayola.com/crafts/found!-constellations-in-outer-space-craft/ . Elliot, David. Henry’s Stars. Henry sees [continue reading]
Astronauts Storytime – Revised
2019 Summer Reading Theme “A Universe of Stories” – Astronauts (revised) “A Universe of Stories’ is the 2019 theme for the Collaborative Summer Library Program, which is used by many libraries: www.cslpreads.org/. Space, astronomy, and [continue reading]
Invisible War Review
Wild, Alisa, Briony Barr, and Dr. Gregory Crocetti. Invisible War, The: A World War I Tale on Two Scales. Ben Hutchings, Illus. Graphic Novel. Graphic Universe, 04/2019. 68[+12]pp. $29.32. 978-1-5415-4155-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-12. The dramatic [continue reading]