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October 5, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 35
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.)
:) A little boy identifies what makes his dog so special.
Illustrations and easy-to-read text relate a trip to the beach that features a man in a funny hat–o...
September 30, 2015
My View Book Review: Red Socks Go With Absolutely Anything by Darla Woodley
Title: Red Socks Go With Absolutely Anything
Author: Darla Woodley
Illustrator: Evan Munday
Year: 2015
Back Cover Blurb: Sometimes it is hard to find exactly the right words to show that you are sharing your encouragement and support. This uplifting story demonstrates that a simple pair of red socks can give someone special a boost when they are feeling down or out of their comfort zone.
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In Red Socks Go With Absolutely Anything , we follow a boy through the tria...
September 29, 2015
Hoppy Book Birthday to QUACK AND DAISY by Aileen Stewart
Hoppy Book Birthday!
September 28, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 34
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.)
Every day, the dad who had 10 children counted 10 little t-shirts, 10 cups on the table, 10 bowls of spaghetti and 10 goodnight kisses…until one day he finall...
September 25, 2015
My View Book Review: Picture Of Grace by Josh Armstrong
Title: Picture Of Grace
Author: Josh Armstrong
Illustrator: Taylor Bills
Year: 2014/2015
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Picture Of Grace is an extremely well-written and moving story about love and loss. It’s a story about a young girl’s relationship with her grandfather. Grace visited her Grandpa Walt every weekend. Her favorite room was the art room, where Grandpa Walt did all his painting. She would sit in his lap while he painted and they would talk. Grace told him she wanted to be just l...
September 23, 2015
The Peddler’s Bed Book Launch Party = Big Success!
This past Saturday, I celebrated the release of my debut picture bookThe Peddler’s Bedwith a launch party, or what I like to call a “book birthday party”, at my local library. I am extremely pleased to announce that the party was a huge success!
Many more people than I expected came out to celebrate with me (it’s a good thing I had tons of food)! Lots of family, friends, library patrons, and kids attended the party. And the biggest surprise was that my mom, who lives over an hour away in a n...
September 21, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 33
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.)
…the squirmy wormy just won’t budge–until, that is, a group of chooky chicks comes together with a little aid from a rooster to get the worm unstuck…
Illustra...
September 16, 2015
Picture Books At The Library: School Edition (a little late, sorry)
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.)
Whether your kids are just starting school or are going back to school, don’t forget to put picture books at the top of your school supply list.
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September 15, 2015
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine Book Blog Tour + STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and Trade Picture Books by Laurie Wallmark
I’m pleased to be a stop on author Laurie Wallmark’s blog tour to help spread the word about her debut children’s picture book biographyAda Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine.Laurie is here to talk a bit about how to use picture books to introduce STEM content to young readers. Sounds like an interesting topic, and perfect for teachers and parents now that the kids have just begun another year of school. Before we hear from Laurie, let’s find out more about her intriguing new book,Ada B...
September 14, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 32
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.)
:) There, in the crowd, is…a friend. Young, old, short, tall, feisty, funny, or even furry. Friends come in all shapes and sizes.
:) Depicting twenty-three...
