The 11th annual Orion School Children’s Authors and Illustrators Festival will take place on Saturday, February 2, 2013, 10am-3:30pm, at Orion Elementary School, 815 Allerton St., Redwood City, CA. Teachers, librarians, parents, and children are [continue reading]
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ALSC Job Opening -Advocacy Website
ALSC is seeking a Member Content Editor for its upcoming ALSC Advocacy Website, scheduled to go live on May 1, and electronic newsletter. The mission of the new site is to educate youth services librarians [continue reading]
Infopeople Programming Course, “Ivy + Bean the Musical”
Programming for Children and Tweens Infopeople Online Course An Infopeople online course, March 5 to April 1, 2013 Do you want to improve your ability to develop library programs for children and pre-teens? Here’s an [continue reading]
Author Kadir Nelson at Books Inc. in Berkeley
Pop-up and Toy Books
Pop-up and Toy Books – reviewed by Penny Peck Lodge, Jo. Icky Sticky Monster. Nosy Crow, 2012. $12.99, ISBN 978-0-7636-6173-1. The blue monster of the title plays in the toilet, picks his nose, and eats [continue reading]
Children’s Music CDs – Grammy Nominations
2013 Grammy Award Nominees: Best Children’s Album Listed below are the nominees for the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Children’s Album. The winner will be announced on February 10, 2013. Can You Canoe? – [continue reading]
More “Bests,” Job Openings, Reviewer Advice, and More!
More end-of-the-year “Best” lists National Science Teachers Association: Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12: http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/ostb2013.aspx Horn Book Fanfare 2012: http://www.hbook.com/2012/12/blogs/read-roger/horn-book-fanfare-2012/ 2013 YALSA Nonfiction Award finalists “Titanic: Voices from the Disaster” written by Deborah Hopkinson, [continue reading]
More “Best Lists!”
More “Best Lists” being released! Check out: http://www.slj.com/2012/11/featured/best-books-2012/ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/books/review/notable-childrens-books-of-2012.html Submitted by Linda Perkins