Jean Fritz Dies at Age 101: Award-winning author of nonfiction for children Jean Fritz died on May 14 at home in New York at age 101. She was a children’s librarian when she published her [continue reading]
Storytellers’ Choice Awards Announced
The Anne Izard Storytellers’ Choice Awards Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 13th biennial awards. The awards will be presented in a ceremony on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at 9:30 am at [continue reading]
LGBTQI Pride or Rainbow Storytime and Programming Resources
LGBTQI Pride or Rainbow Storytime Resources Looking for storytime resources to celebrate Pride Day (usually held in June), or to coincide with your community’s Pride Parade? Below are some great recommendations from Meredith Steiner, Children’s [continue reading]
Grandpa’s HAL-LA-LOO-YA Hambone! Review
Hayes, Joe. Grandpa’s HAL-LA-LOO-YAHambone! ‡ Lopez, Antonio Castro, Illus. Picture Book. Cinco Puntos, 12/2016. [32]pp. $16.95. 978-1-941026-54-0, PB 7.95 978-1-941026-55-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. A poor Caucasian American bean farming family sells crops to purchase a [continue reading]
Bike to School Read-Alikes
Books that Celebrate the Many Ways We Go to School Baer, Edith. This Is the Way We Go to School: A Book about Children Around the World. Illus. by Steve Bjorkman. Scholastic, 1990. Grades [continue reading]
Caldecott Medalist Peter Spier Dies
Caldecott Medalist Peter Spier Dies: Author/illustrator Peter Spier died on April 27, 2017 at age 89 in New York. Known for his detailed illustrations, often in wordless books, Spier received the Caldecott Medal for Noah’s [continue reading]
Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal’d Review
Losure, Mary. Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal’d. Biography. Candlewick, 02/2017. 164pp. $19.99. 978-0-7636-7063-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-12. This unusual biography of the revolutionary thinker Isaac Newton focuses on his interest in alchemy and [continue reading]
Webinar Presented by Mary Ann Scheuer on Audiobooks Today
Audiobooks for Summer Reading: Research + Recommendations by Mary Ann Scheuer I have seen the power of audiobooks throughout my professional and personal life. They engage readers, help them build mental images of stories, and [continue reading]