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]
Magicians Storytime – Revised
2019 Summer Reading Theme “It’s Showtime at Your Library” – Magicians Even young children have seen a magic show, probably at your library. For a craft project, make magician hats: www.crayola.com/crafts/whirl–twirl-party-hats-craft/. Agee, Jon. Milo’s Hat [continue reading]
Musicians Storytime
2019 Summer Reading Theme “It’s Showtime at Your Library” – Musicians “It’s Showtime at Your Library” is the theme for iRead’s 2019 summer reading program, which is distributed for free to California libraries: www.ireadprogram.org/ and [continue reading]
Lion of the Sky Review
Salas, Laura Purdie. Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons. Mercé López, Illus. Poetry. Millbrook, 04/2019. 32pp. $19.99. 978-1-5124-9809-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. What am I? Seasonal observations become haiku riddles in this enchanting poetry [continue reading]