Katherine Paterson Wins E.B. White Award: On March 11, 2019, Katherine Paterson was named the E.B. White Award winner for her lifetime of work as a children’s book author. Two of her novels received the [continue reading]
One Third Nerd Review
Choldenko, Gennifer. One-Third Nerd. Eglantine Ceulemans, Illus. Fiction. Random, 01/2019. 224pp. $16.99. 978-1-5247-1888-6. PLB $19.99. 978-1-5247-1889-3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 3-7. Choldenko’s newest novel targets slightly younger readers than her Al Capone series. She involves younger [continue reading]
Stars Storytime – Revised
2019 Summer Reading Theme “A Universe of Stories” – Stars (revised) “A Universe of Stories’ is the 2019 theme for the Collaborative Summer Library Program, which is used by many libraries: www.cslpreads.org/. Space, astronomy, and [continue reading]
Moon Storytime – Revised
2019 Summer Reading Theme “A Universe of Stories” – Moon (revised) This month, we celebrate the moon! For a simple craft project, make Phases of the Moon mobiles out of paper plates: https://creativefamilyfun.net/phases-of-moon-mobile/ . Alborozo. [continue reading]
Movies Storytime
2019 Summer Reading Theme “It’s Showtime at Your Library” – Movies Even young children have attended a movie, so make movie-making the theme for a performing arts storytime. For a craft project, make Zoetropes: www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Zoetrope-21/. [continue reading]
Dancers Storytime
2019 Summer Reading Theme “It’s Showtime at Your Library” – Dancers “It’s Showtime at Your Library” is the theme for iRead’s 2019 summer reading program, which is distributed for free to California libraries: www.ireadprogram.org/ and [continue reading]
“A Universe of Stories” Read-alikes
2019 Summer Reading Program “A Universe of Stories” – Books Featuring Astronomy and Space Travel For Little Ones (ages two – five) Agee, Jon. Life on Mars. Arnold, Tedd. Green Wilma, Frog in Space. Asch, [continue reading]
Tiger vs. Nightmare Review
Tetri, Emily. Tiger vs. Nightmare. Emily Tetri, Illus. Graphic. First Second, 11/2018. 64pp. $17.99. 978-1-62672-535-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-3. Instead of an adversarial relationship, a small tiger forges a tight friendship with the monster under the [continue reading]