Green, John. The Fault in Our Stars ‡ Fic. Dutton, 2012. 318p. $17.99 978-0-525-47881-2 OUTSTANDING GRADES 8-ADULT It is ironic that such a funny YA book is about teens with cancer, yet that is the [continue reading]
Media Watch
Disney Junior is a new cable network debuting March 23. Two of their programs are based on children’s books: Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney (Candlewick, 1995) and the Gaspard and Lisa [continue reading]
Not too late to register for Institute!
Workshop on Food Justice Resources for Libraries “Eat the Library: How Libraries and Food Justice Organizations Can Work Together to Make Food Healthy, Safe, and Available in Their Communities” is the title of the [continue reading]
The Phantom Tollbooth Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. Adler, C. S. Help, Pink Pig! Avi. The Book Without Words. Babbitt, Natalie. The Search for Delicious. Bailey, Len. Fantasms. Baum, L. Frank. Oz series. Carroll, Lewis. [continue reading]
Night Sky Storytime Ideas
Night Sky and Stars are similar themes, but you can do both, if you have enough books, or merge them into one storytime. For a craft project, make pictures of constellations. Or, see if there is [continue reading]
Sleep Storytime Ideas
Preschool Storytime Ideas Sleep Going to sleep is a concept that preschoolers can relate to – both wanting to stay up late, and the rituals of going to bed including brushing teeth, listening to a [continue reading]
Stars Storytime Ideas
Even preschoolers will understand the concept of stars, since they can see them. Be sure to sing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. For an art activity, try these easy sparkly stars or these 3-D stars if you [continue reading]
Dyslexia Read-Alikes
Sophie Bruno of the Auburn Public Library, CA, posted the following list of books on Dyslexia to the CALIX Listserv. We are reprinting that list, with thanks to Ms. Bruno and those that contributed to [continue reading]