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To Weed or Not to Weed? Criteria to ensure that your nonfiction collection remains up to date | Everyday Librarian
With a growing emphasis on nonfiction in the curriculum, it’s time to examine what’s sitting on school library shelves.
Tears will Be Shed: Heart-Wrenching Novels for Middle Grades │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Keep a box of tissues nearby. The following novels selected by the editors at Junior Library Guild are sure to pull heartstrings.
It’s Raining Cats and Dogs: Picture Books for Storytime | JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Sharing picture books about dogs and cats is a surefire way to get kids excited about storytime. The following titles chosen by the editors at Junior Library Guild are bound to please your listeners—whether they have a pet or not.
And They All Lived Happily Ever After. Or Not. | JLG's Booktalks to Go
While in traditional fairy tales, villains get their comeuppance while princes and princesses live happily ever after, intriguing takes on the genre play with tropes with ingenious results.
Biographies to Blow Your Mind | JLG Booktalks to Go
Though biographies aren’t always most kids’ first choice for pleasure reading, they may feel differently when they get their hands on these stunning picture books that highlight some truly amazing individuals.
Friendship: Real, Imagined, and Spare │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
If keeping friends is difficult, making them must seem insurmountable for some kids. The following intermediate chapter books selected by the editors at Junior Library Guild offer all kinds of situations that will make readers laugh, cry, and feel as if they’ve found new friends.
You Know that Book with the Blue Cover? │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
You don’t have to work in the library for very long before someone asks for a book by its cover color. This week’s selections by the editors at Junior Library Guild feature a number of subjects, but all these picture books have one thing in common: a blue cover.
It’s Natural: Science Picture Books for Storytime │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Sparking kids' excitement in the natural world during STEAM-themed lessons or storytimes is easy when you choose from the following titles. Add an experiment, or visit the resources suggested, and kids will leave the library with a plethora of new knowledge about their world.
Can You Keep a Secret? Suspense-Filled Middle Grade Novels│ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Secrets are kept for any number of reasons: embarrassment, guilt, or even fear. The following selections chosen by the editors at Junior Library Guild deliver suspense through revelations to middle grade readers.
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