Jazz LIBRARIES ROCK! is the 2018 summer theme for the Cooperative Summer Library Program: www.cslpreads.org/. For libraries using the music-themed summer reading/learning program, BayNews will offer sound and music storytime outlines between now and June. [continue reading]
Trains Storytime
Trains The 2018 summer reading/learning program from iReads and the California Library Association is READING TAKES YOU EVERYWHERE! – 2018: hwww.ireadprogram.org/ and calchallenge.org/ . A great way to focus on this for toddler and preschool [continue reading]
Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship Review
Latham, Irene and Charles Waters. Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship. Poetry. Sean Qualls and Selina Alko, Illus. Carolrhoda, 01/2018. 40pp. $17.99. 978-1-5124-0442-5. OUTSTANDING .GRADES 2-6. This book of poems [continue reading]
Family for Babies Storytimes
Family for Babies Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents, and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. A baby-toddler storytime can be [continue reading]
DIY: “Reading Takes You Everywhere” Around the World Crafts and Game Program
DO IT YOURSELF PROGRAMMING Last month, we offered an outline for a fun Do-It-Yourself craft and game program on Music for those doing the “Libraries Rock” summer reading program. This month, we offer ideas for [continue reading]
Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid Review
Meloy, Colin. Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid, The. Carson Ellis. Illus. Fiction. Balzer & Bray/HarperCollins, 10/2017. 424pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-234245-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. In 1961Marseille, France, Charlie Fisher, the neglected 12-year-old son of an American [continue reading]
“Libraries Rock!” Read-Alikes
2018 Summer Reading Program “Libraries Rock” (Music) For Little Ones (ages two – five) Andreae, Giles. Giraffe’s Can’t Dance. Barton, Chris. 88 Instruments. Burris, Pricilla. Five Green and Speckled Frogs. Dominguez, Angela. Sing, Don’t [continue reading]
“Reading Takes You Everywhere” Read-Alikes
2018 Summer Reading Program “Reading Takes You Everywhere” Books Featuring Travel and Transportation For Little Ones (ages two – five) Bailey, Linda. Carson Crosses Canada. Barton, Byron. My Bike. Bianchini, Bob. Charlie Rides: Planes, [continue reading]