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Nonfiction Monday: Gravity by Jason Chin
Gravity By Jason Chin Roaring Brook Pres (Macmillan) ISBN: 9781596437173 $16.99 Grades K-3 In Stores April 29, 2014 *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Pet peeve time. Often when people talk about low-level nonfiction, they don’t mean really low. Sorry K-1 crowd. Although the field is getting better all the [...]
Books on Film: Claymation Wild Things
Have you ever searched “Where the Wild Things Are” on YouTube? All kinds of unusual stuff. This one stuck with me – a claymation version of the children’s classic. Be sure to stick around for the wild rumpus.
One Star Review Guess Who? (#18)
Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? When I saw young women in my age reading [title], there was one thing I felt. The culture is lost, the folk tale is lost. The meaning of folk tales is lost. The generation who is in my age [...]
2014 Books from Caldecott Winners
As evidenced by David Wiesner picking up his third Caldecott Honor in January (joining his three Caldecott Medals), previous winners often pop up and win again. With that in mind, here are the 2014 releases from illustrators who have won Caldecott Medals or Honors.
Morning Notes: Loose Glitter Edition
LIKE NAILS ON A BOOK COVER At my wizened age, I’m coming to realize I’m a process nerd. I love it when something goes from “cool” to “AMAZING!” when you find out how it was made. And that, my friends, is exactly what happened when I saw these new Puffin Chalks over at Caustic Cover [...]
What Are You? The Results
Yesterday, out of curiosity, I polled readers who work in school libraries about their job title. It’s results time, folks. School librarian came out on top, teacher librarian second, and library media specialist third.
What Are You?
Because I’m curious. If this poll applies to you, please select one. POLL IS CLOSED – CLICK HERE FOR THE RESULTS
2014 Book Spine Poem Gallery
Thank you to each and every brave soul who sent in a book spine poem to help celebrate National Poetry Month during April. This year we had students, teachers, librarians, publishers, and authors give it a shot. If you want in, there’s still time. Make a poem, take a picture, and sent it my way [...]
Platypus Police Squad: The Ostrich Conspiracy
Gr 3–5—A pair of odd-couple detectives are out to crack the case in this second book in the series...
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