Preschool Storytime Ideas Rhinos Animal storytimes are always popular; I like to do a new animal for each letter of the alphabet over the course of several months. The rhinoceros is a fun choice, and [continue reading]
Riddles Storytime Ideas
Preschool Storytime Ideas Riddles Rebus books can help emergent readers with decoding techniques by encouraging children to read the small picture that is in place of a word. Riddle books also foster preliteracy skills because [continue reading]
Call for Proposals: Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature, April 10-12, 2015
Call for Proposals Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno April 10-12, 2015 From the Arne Nixon Center, Cal State Fresno: “While most people are familiar [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Farrell, Mary Cronk. Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific. Non-fiction. Abrams, 2014. 160p. $24.95. 978-1-4917-1028-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-11. From the striking cover to the harrowing [continue reading]
Carnegie and Greenaway Medals, Nancy Garden Obituary
Kevin Brooks Wins Carnegie, Jon Klassen Wins Greenaway: The 2014 CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, United Kingdom) medals were announced in London on June 23, 2014. Kevin Brooks was awarded the Carnegie [continue reading]
Pop-up and Flap Books
Pop-up and Flap Books – what’s new in Pop-up books? Cousins, Lucy. Maisy’s World of Animals. Candlewick, 2014. $14.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-6989-8. In this clever look at habitats, white mouse Maisy begins her exploration at the [continue reading]
Nest Review
Ehrlich, Esther. Nest. Fiction. Wendy Lamb/Random, 2014. 327p. $16.99. 978-0-385-38607-4. PLB $19.99. 978-0-385-38608-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-9. Chirp is an 11-year-old bird watcher. Set in 1972, she lives in Cape Cod with her parents and older sister Rachel. [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary
Out of the Ordinary: This new monthly column will highlight special reissues, unusual publishing projects, and other children’s books that are of special interest. Eric Carle and Friends. What’s Your Favorite Animal? Holt, 2014. $17.99. ISBN [continue reading]