2015 Lambda Literary Awards Announced: Tim Federle received the 2015 Lambda Literary Award in the category of LGBT Children’s/Young Adult, for Five, Six, Seven, Nate! (Simon & Schuster, 2014), announced on June 1 in New [continue reading]
Dinosaurs Storytime Ideas (2015)
Dinosaurs are always a huge hit with preschoolers, and many of them know the names of different dinosaurs. You can make all types of projects, including dinosaur masks, paperbag puppets, or Playdoh dinosaurs. Try some [continue reading]
Spring Board Book Round-up, Part I
Spring Board Books, Part I My allergies have alerted me that it is Spring again, and time for our semi-annual Board Book Round-up! Here is Part I, with some mini-reviews of new board book series [continue reading]
Sizes (large, small) Storytime Ideas
The size of things relative to other things is an important concept for preschoolers to learn. Be sure to use the Geisel Award-winning book, You Are (Not) Small, a really fun and very brief picture [continue reading]
Final “Amelia” book from Marissa Moss, Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced
Marissa Moss Finishes “Amelia’s Notebook” Series: Marissa Moss announced that she will conclude the popular tween fictional journal series featuring Amelia, who has appeared in books over the past 20 years, which have sold more [continue reading]
It’s Only Stanley Review
Agee, Jon. It’s Only Stanley. Jon Agee, Illus. Picture. Book. Dial/Penguin, 03/2015. [32]p. $17.9.9 978-0-8037-3907-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. The title serves as the refrain for this rhyming picture book featuring the Wimbledon family with a [continue reading]
Professional Reading: Sticky Fingers: DIY Duct Tape Projects
Professional Reading: Maletsky, Sophie. Sticky Fingers: DIY Duct Tape Projects. Zest Books, 2013. $16.99. ISBN 978-1-936976-54-6. Check the young adult nonfiction area of your library and you may find you already own this wonderful resource. [continue reading]
Programming Ideas: STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math)
Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas: Hands-on STEAM for Kids STEAM, or Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, is currently a dominant theme in education. Libraries can hold entertaining STEAM programming, offering many different experiences for a [continue reading]