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November 4, 2015
November Is Picture Book Month!
Looking for a reason to celebrate? Look no further! November is Picture Book Month! Picture Book Month isan international literacy initiative that celebrates the print picture book. It was founded by author and storyteller Dianne de Las Casas.
Each day of the month,a new post from a picture book champion (author, illustrator, etc.) explaining why he/she thinks picture books are important is featured on the Picture Book Month website. What could be better than th...
November 2, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 39
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
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Sun and Moon have always held their own places in the sky, but after a lifetime of darkness Mo...
October 28, 2015
“The Peddler’s Bed” Makes Its Way To New Zealand!
Robyn Wilson, Librarian at Palmerston North City Library in New Zealand
The Peddler’s Bedis making its way across the country and around the globe. It’s in New York, California, Florida, Oregon, Alaska, Canada, Germany, England, thePhilippines, and now New Zealand! If you’ve seenThe Peddler’s Bedin your area, leave a comment with the state or country that you’re from. I can’t wait to hear where else my book has gone!
October 27, 2015
Sisterhood of the Traveling Picture Books…
Take part in Michelle Eastman’s fantastic literacy initiative!
Originally posted on Michelle Eastman Books:
I’m a mom, teacher, and children’s author who believes, passionately, that we should never, ever, underestimate the power of a picture book. According to Reading is Fundamental (RIF), Nearly two-thirds of low-income families in the U.S. own no books. That statistic is common in other developed countries as well.
That’s just plain wrong. But, we can help fix it.
Last Novem...
October 26, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 38
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
:) Anna Banana’s stuffed animal friends are hungry, and she has just the solution: it’s time to bake a chocolate cake!
Sadie is a small girl with a big imagi...
October 24, 2015
My View Book Review: El Perro con Sombrero PLUS “The Mystery of the Picture Book” by Derek Taylor Kent
Title: El Perro con Sombrero: A Bilingual Doggy Tale
Author: Derek Taylor Kent
Illustrator: Jed Henry
Translator: Gabriela Revilla Lugo
Publisher/Year: Henry Holt/2015
Summary: Although Pepe achieves fame and fortune as a movie star dog, much to the chagrin of a jealous movie star cat, Pepe longs for a family.
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Pepe was a little stray dog living on the streets. No one paid any attention to him until the day a sombrero fell from a balcony and landed right on his...
October 22, 2015
2 out of 3 Kids Living in Poverty Don’t Own Books…Say What?
Originally posted on Michelle Eastman Books:
Do you know that 2 out of 3 kids living in poverty have no books to call their own? Let’s fix that!
November is Picture Book Month. Celebrate by taking the Picture Book Pass it On #PBPiO challenge. It’s as easy as 1,2,3…
#1 Pledge to donate a new or gently used picture book/s to a children’s charity in your area.
#2 Post your pledge on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PBPiO/. Share your pledge on your blog and on social media. Please...
October 19, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 37
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
When one of Mrs. Hen’s eggs rolls away from its nest and down a hole, little Pakkun the Wolf dashes after it. The hole, however, is no ordinary hole in the gr...
October 16, 2015
Picture Books At The Library: Halloween Edition
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do try to read them all. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. I have assigned a :) to my favorites. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
This special edition of Picture Books At The Library is for Halloween fans. There are heaps of new Halloween books to share with your little monsters. Y...
October 12, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 36
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
:) Wordless picture book about a boy who loses his paper boat in the rain.
:) Monkey lives a quiet life, all alone in the jungle. That is, until a visitor a...
