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Picture Book Month: Animals
A Sick Day for Amos McGee is the sweet story of a zookeeper who not only takes care of the animals at the zoo, but truly loves them and cares for them. So one day, when Amos is too sick to go to work, the animals take the bus to his…
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Checking In: Newbery/Caldecott 2017
Yep, you read that right. Travis Jonker wrote up a great list of some Caldecott and Newbery suggestions for his blog 100 Scope Notes on School Library Journal, granted we have no idea what the Committees will be talking about, but I’m in love with at least half of each of…
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Mock Caldecott Program
This is the first time I’ve ever done a mock award program at the library. I had planned on doing this program in December but changed my plans last minute in favor of a dance party right before the holiday season. So, I’m back at my Mock Caldecott program for today with…
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Mock Caldecott 2015
I’m working on trying to get some programming planned before Thanksgiving rolls around next week, so I’m scrambling to come up with some great ideas that are easy to plan and implement. We have one more Fun Friday program before the end of the semester and as it’s on Friday,…
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Story Time Theme: Kevin Henkes
This week I focused on books written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes. And for some reason I had a lot of interest checking out the books after story time, Henkes books, I think, might work better in a one-on-one setting as many of his books are quiet books that can…
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Youth Media Awards or BEST Day for Children’s Literature/Media
The Youth Media Awards are announced every January at 8:00 am, when most sane people are getting ready for work, commuting, or just beginning work. This year because the American Library Association Midwinter Conference was held in Seattle, the awards were announced at 11:00 am EST. For most of the…
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RIP Maurice Sendak
Most people know Maurice Sendak as the author and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are, but he also In the Night Kitchen and Chicken Soup with Rice among many others. Sendak received the Caldecott medal in 1964 for his most famous book Where the Wild Things Are. He will be remembered…
