• Lifestyle

    Just When I Think…

    Just when I think the kid lit world can’t get any better, Jason Reynolds is interviewed by Trevor Noah on The Daily Show and it’s everything I expected and more. If you haven’t seen the clip yet, watch it… NOW! (I’ll wait) http://www.cc.com/video-clips/avk8pe/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-jason-reynolds—serving-young-readers-with–long-way-down- As he stated, Jason has written nine…

  • Lists

    2017 Nerdies Awards

    If you’re looking for some wonderful suggestions for what to read next, check out the results of the 2017 Nerdies Book Awards, hosted by The Nerdy Book Club. What I love about booklists such as these, is that I rediscover the titles I loved during the past year and get…

  • Reviews

    Picture Book Month: Books

    “I am a child of books. I come from a world of stories…” And so starts the journey of a little girl who travels through the pages of books using her imagination on the way. If you too are a child of books, you’ll thoroughly enjoy pouring over these pages…

  • Lifestyle

    What Makes a Book a Classic?

    Just Google “classic literature” and you’ll come up with dozens upon dozens of lists that are each a little unique about what they consider a “classic.” Although an older story, “In Literature, What Makes a Classic?” on NPR is a great discussion/interview with  Alfred A. Knopf editor Sonny Mehta and…

  • Lifestyle

    Picture Books in the Classroom – Not just for storytime!

    I tweeted this story yesterday, but thought that it was so interesting that I wanted to get the chance to comment on it today. Yesterday, on the School Library Journal website they posted an article titled, “Teachers Find Many Reasons to Use Picture Books with Middle and High School Students.”  The…

  • Lifestyle

    It's a Busy, Busy Day!

    Today is a busy day for literature – it’s William Shakespeare’s birthday, World Book Day as designated by UNESCO and Adopt a Library Day!  So where do I begin? William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, so many historians believe he would have been born a few days before,…