Denmark Over the next several months, we will be updating our Storytime themes on various countries around the world. The 2020 CLSP Reads summer reading theme “Imagine Your Story” will focus on fairy tales and [continue reading]
Vietnam Storytime
Vietnam Many of our communities have residents whose families originally came from Vietnam. For a craft project, make a craft celebrating elephants, such as this mask: www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mplate-elephant.htm or this puppet: www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mbagelephant.htm . Brereton, Libby. Raven [continue reading]
Hazel’s Theory of Evolution Review
Bigelow, Lisa Jenn. Hazel’s Theory of Evolution. Fiction. HarperCollins, 10/2019. 325[+4]pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-279117-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Hazel Brownlee-Wellington is spending her eighth grade year in a new school, trying to survive until high school—when she’ll [continue reading]
Brazil Storytime
Brazil Over the next several months, we will be updating our Storytime themes on various countries around the world. The 2020 CLSP Reads summer reading theme “Imagine Your Story” will focus on fairy tales and [continue reading]
Italy Storytime
Italy Many of our communities have residents whose families originally came from Italy. For a craft project, make macaroni necklaces: www.makeandtakes.com/coloring-pasta-making-necklaces. Borando, Silvia. Near, Far. Have the storytime audience call out the opposites in this [continue reading]
Spain Storytime
Spain Over the next several months, we will be updating our Storytime themes on various countries around the world. The 2020 CLSP Reads summer reading theme “Imagine Your Story” will focus on fairy tales and [continue reading]
American Indians in Children’s Literature Names 2019 Best
AICL: 2019 Best Books – American Indians in Children’s Literature: American Indians in Children’s Literature has announced their choices for the Best Books of 2019 that feature America Indian content (listed by age group): https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2019/12/aicls-best-books-of-2019.html
OUTSTANDING! – November 2019
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]