This is a storytime around breakfast, something to which all preschoolers can relate! For a craft project, you can have each child string Cheerios cereal to make an edible necklace. This is a great craft [continue reading]
More “Best Lists!”
More “Best Lists” being released! Check out: http://www.slj.com/2012/11/featured/best-books-2012/ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/books/review/notable-childrens-books-of-2012.html Submitted by Linda Perkins
Guardians of Childhood Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for William Joyce’s Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King, the first in the series Guardians of Childhood. Fantasy novels featuring famous literary characters or figures from mythology and folklore can [continue reading]
France Storytime Ideas
An iconic French children’s character is Madeline! Here is a paper craft you can use to go with the classic picture book. Bemelmans, Ludwig. MADELINE. The popular book about “twelve little girls in two [continue reading]
Two “Bests” Lists
The end-of-the-year “Best” lists are starting to roll out. Here are two lists of Best Children’s Books, from Kirkus Reviews and from Publishers’ Weekly. See the Kirkus Reviews’ list of Best Children’s Books of 2012 [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Isaacs, Kathleen T. Picturing the World: Informational Picture Books for Children. Non-fic. American Library Assn. 2012. 206p. PB $50.00. 978-0-083891126-6. OUTSTANDING. PROFESSIONAL READING. Libraries preparing for the “Common Core” emphasis on nonfiction will find this [continue reading]
Nat’l Book Award, Keats Exhibit, Other News
Art of Ezra Jack Keats at Contemporary Jewish Museum The Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) presents The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats, the first major United States exhibition to pay tribute to [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Cousins, Lucy. Create with Maisy. Lucy Cousins, Illus. Non-fic. Candlewick, 2012. [48]p. $16.99. 978-0-7636-6122-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES TODDLER-KINDERGARTEN. Maisy fans and crafty kids alike will adore this book. Cousin’s loose and naïve gouache cartoons pair wonderfully [continue reading]