Charlotte Zolotow Awards: Johnny’s Pheasant by Cheryl Minnema, illustrated by Julie Flett, was named the Charlotte Zolotow Award recipient for outstanding writing of a picture book, from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center of the School [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – January 2020
Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]
Suggested Reading Review
Connis, Dave. Suggested Reading. Fiction. K. Tegen, 09/2019. 390pp. $17.9.9 978-0-06-268525-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-ADULT. “The problem is, we bring ourselves to the pages. Our whole selves. Every single darkness. Every single light. Every single passion. [continue reading]
Math Storytime, Part 4
Mathematical Storytime Ann Hotta concludes her blog posts on incorporating math into storytime: Why do we do storytime? We’ve long thought of storytime as a way to introduce young children to good books and demonstrate [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary
Seuss, Dr. Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum. Illus. by Andrew Joyner. Random House, 2019. 78p. $18.99. 978-0-399-55912-9. Based on an unpublished manuscript found in the same box as the manuscript for What Pet Should I [continue reading]
Mulan: The Legend of the Woman Warrior Review
Wu, Faye-Lynn. Mulan: The Legend of the Woman Warrior. Joy Ang, Illus. Picture Book. Translated from the Chinese by Faye-Lynn Wu. HarperCollins, 09/2019. [26]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-280341-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-4. China is at war, and each [continue reading]
Math Storytime, Part 3
Mathematical Storytime, Part 3 Playing games in storytime isn’t just fun and engaging; it isn’t just something that even gets adults to put down their phones. It’s actually a powerful way to teach math. Think [continue reading]
ALA Youth Media Awards Announced
Newbery, Caldecott, and Other ALA Awards Announced: The ALA Youth Media Awards were announced on January 27, 2020 in Philadelphia, naming the best of 2019 publications. The Newbery Medal went to Jerry Craft for New [continue reading]