If your library includes Kindergarten Readiness as a goal, then an important concept to cover is shapes. Plus shapes make a fun storytime! Look here for great shape-related craft ideas. App: Lumikids Park, Lumosity/Lumos Labs, Inc. [continue reading]
The Nest Review
Oppel, Kenneth. Nest, The . Jon Klassen, Illus. Fiction. Simon & Schuster, 10/2015. 244p. $16.99. 978-1-4814-3232-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. His parents spend most of their time caring for their seriously ill infant, so Steven must [continue reading]
Body Parts Storytime Ideas (2015)
Naming the parts of the body is an important kindergarten concept, which is easy to add to storytime with the books listed below as well as the songs Head and Shoulders, Where Is Thumbkin?, and [continue reading]
Dory and the Real True Friend
Hanlon, Abby. Dory and the Real True Friend . Abby Hanlon, Illus. Fiction. Dory Fantasmagory Series, Bk. 2. Dial, 10/2015. 153p. $14.99. 978-0-525-42866-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-3. Dory and Mary (her monster) and her fairy godmother [continue reading]
The Book Itch
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore, The. Gregory Christie, Illus. Non-fiction. Carolrhoda, 10/2015. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-0-7613-3943-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-5. A picture book presentation of the same Harlem bookstore owner [continue reading]
Waiting
Henkes, Kevin. Waiting. Kevin Henkes, Illus. Pic. Bk. Greenwillow, 09/2015. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-236843-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Five toys wait on a windowsill: a pig with an umbrella, a spotted owl, a puppy on a sled, [continue reading]
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part II
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part II Last month, this column looked at new individual board book titles, and those adapted from picture books. This month, we will briefly examine new entries in board books [continue reading]
SLJ Names Best Books, ACL Performers’ Showcase Registration Open
SLJ Names Best Books of 2015: Check out School Library Journal’s choices for the best children’s and teen books from this year – www.slj.com/best-books-2015/#_ . ACL’s Annual Performers’ Showcase: Come see over thirty children’s performers, [continue reading]