KidLit Celebrates Women’s History Month 2013 The popular, nonprofit, and educational Women’s History Month website returns in March. Now in its third consecutive year, the blog, KidLit Celebrates Women’s History Month founded by librarians, Margo Tanenbaum of [continue reading]
Digging up Treasure Storytime Ideas
Preschool Storytime Ideas Digging up Treasure Treasure and pirates are a sure-fire storytime winner, and fits the theme of “digging.” Make these cool treasure maps. Or, make these treasure chests. Be sure to check out [continue reading]
Animals that Dig – Moles Storytime Ideas
Preschool Storytime Ideas Animals that Dig – Moles Several animals are known for “digging” – these include moles and gophers. There are many great picture books starring moles as main characters. For an art project, [continue reading]
Popcorn Storytime Ideas-Revised
Popcorn is a relatively healthy snack, and so much fun! For a craft, glue popped popcorn onto cutouts of trees, to resemble apple blossoms. Or, check out all the great ideas on this teacher’s Pinterest page. [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Savage, Stephen. Little Tug Stephen Savage, Illus. Pic. Bk. N. Porter/Roaring Brook, 2012. [32]p. $12.99 978-1-59643-648-0 OUTSTANDING GRADES TOD-PRE. Though not the biggest, tallest or fastest boat in the harbor, anthropomorphized Little Tug still has [continue reading]
New ALSC Forum on E-books and Children
The ALSC Board of Directors and ALSC President Carolyn Brodie will be hosting two ALSC Community Forum live chats on the topic of eBooks and children’s services. In addition to the 45 minutes of discussion, [continue reading]
Cybil Awards Announced
Cybil Awards Announced: The Children’s and Young Adult Blogger Literary Awards were announced on February 14, 2013: http://www.cybils.com/2013/02/the-2012-cybils-awards.html . Among the winners are A Home for Bird by Philip C. Stead, Mrs. Harkness and the Panda [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Murphy, Jim and Alison Blank. Invincible Microbe Tuberculosis: And the Never Ending Search for a Cure. Photos. Non-fic. Clarion, 2012. 149p. $18.99. 978-0-06-1853574-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-6. This impeccably researched, highly fascinating, and definitive biography of [continue reading]