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Sophie Blackall has won the Caldecott Medal for her incredible ode to lighthouses and the extraordinary lives of lighthouse keepers and their families. Blackall has illustrated such a broad…
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… the chapter book series, Ivy & Bean , and picture books about wild boars who go out to dinner, an only child who … Medal-winning title, Finding Winnie . If you’re curious about what it means to an author/illustrator to win such a …
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Compared to other types of books, picture books are simple, short, and accessible -- but that doesn't make them any less impactful. On the contrary, sometimes the simplest stories hit the hardest.…
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… Melanie Florence's Stolen Words . It's one thing to learn about the injustice of the Indian residential schools -- … as a cultural genocide. But when I read this book about a family living in its aftermath, the understanding hit …
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Are you a sports fan? Do you like reading about your favorite athlete or someone's inspiring journey? Then check out Booklist's current list of Top 10 Sports Books. The list includes a fisherwoman, a…
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… Are you a sports fan? Do you like reading about your favorite athlete or someone's inspiring journey? … basketball players. 26 Marathons: What I Learned about Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon …
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Have you ever wondered about all the stories a library book holds? Not the stories inside the book, but stories of the physical book itself. Who else has read it? Where has it been? What kinds of…
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… Have you ever wondered about all the stories a library book holds? Not the stories … picture book answers some of those questions. We learn all about the journey of a library book, starting when it is …
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This is a beautiful, quiet book about grief and friendship and recognizing when the people you love are broken. It's also about the power of sticking with those close to you until they are on the…
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… This is a beautiful, quiet book about grief and friendship and recognizing when the people you love are broken. It's also about the power of sticking with those close to you until …
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There’s nothing particularly unusual about Peggy Smith. She’s an old lady living in an assisted living facility beside the sea, spends her days noting passersby in her notebooks and reading her…
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… There’s nothing particularly unusual about Peggy Smith. She’s an old lady living in an assisted … peaceful in her chair overlooking the sea. But something about the death unsettles her carer, Natalka. How could a …
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Wanda's big brother is the bravest kid she knows, but when her turn comes to match his feats of bravery, things are a lot harder than she thought. The monkey bars don't agree with her, the giant hill…
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… giant hill he biked down is a LOT bigger now, and forget about going to camp. When Wanda's friends cajole her to join … her friends and stay true to herself. What a great story about a different way to be brave by not giving into peer …
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“All of us do things we wish we hadn’t done,” reads the first line of The Best of Iggy. Especially when we are 9 years old. Some things really aren’t so bad… we just wish we hadn’t gotten caught.…
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… We all make mistakes, that is what being a kid is all about! And Iggy is an amazing kid. This is a book for all 9 … you’ll be excited to learn this is the first of a series about this wonderful and relatable character. … A mostly good …
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Discover your creative side and join artist Christina Theobald every Monday morning in October at Alicia Ashman Library as she leads participants through a four-week exploration of acrylic paints,…
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… to. Christina is a community artist who is passionate about making art accessible and fun. Utilizing a variety of … skill levels are encouraged to join. More information about specific projects coming soon! Upcoming Programs: …
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What is art? What attracts or repulses the viewer? The colors, setting, images, tactile feel of textiles/sculpture? Does knowledge of the artist or the subject influence the viewer?…
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… some more details, but I think what was most interesting about this book were the questions the author asked herself (and thus her readers) about art and its influences. Is there a final answer? No, …
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Jessica Fellowes, niece of that other guy who wrote Downton Abbey, is best known for her nonfiction books about that show. Here in her debut novel, she blends fact and fiction to great effect.
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… Downton Abbey, is best known for her nonfiction books about that show. Here in her debut novel, she blends fact and … for being part of the "bright young things" who gadded about London in the 1920s. And the final fact, Nancy Mitford, …
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High quality educational videos for kids, with new shows added weekly! Unlike other kid video apps that usually curate videos that were made for YouTube or another site, the videos for All the…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… videos to science explanations to explorations about emotions and everything in between! One of the really special things about this app is that you can choose which language you'd …
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Author Candace Fleming and illustrator Eric Rohmann have wowed the children’s book world with a very engaging and detailed book about bees. Did you know bees are quite hairy?! The oil paintings of…
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… book world with a very engaging and detailed book about bees. Did you know bees are quite hairy?! The oil … for granted. Information at the back of the book is about body parts of a worker honeybee, ways to help them …
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An American Story, illustrated by Dare Coulter and written by Kwame Alexander, is the winner of the 2024 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for outstanding illustrations by an…
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… that his daughter's teacher had a fear of teaching kids about slavery- she had never been taught how. This American … in one hand and clenching hope in the other." Read more about all the 2024 ALA Youth Media Award Winners here. … How …
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Are you looking for a book that is slightly quirky, and will leave you thinking about it even after you have finished reading? Then Magic Candies by Heena Baek may be just what you have been looking…
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… book that is slightly quirky, and will leave you thinking about it even after you have finished reading? Then Magic … opening to get older children thinking and maybe writing about who or what they might like to have a magic candy …
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Piper Chen loves singing. She sings to the moon and the stars. She sings to her dog and the birds and the frogs. She dances and drums her way through her world.
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… Nai recognizes that something is wrong, and they talk about Piper's fears. Nǎi Nai relates her own experiences overcoming fears and thinking about the butterflies in a new, positive way. By the time the …
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October and the spooky season are just around the corner and I have the book for you. Elly Griffiths' (best known for her Ruth Galloway series of mysteries) Stranger Diaries is suspenseful and even…
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… at times (there's even a ghost) and is a gothic book about a gothic story that is being written about for a book. Okay that sounds like nonsense, I know. So …
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Marriage of convenience plots are a not-uncommon trope in the romance genre, but generally they work a bit better in historical romances (where marriage for practical purposes just feels more…
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… possible). In contemporary novels the MOC usually comes about from a couple of scenarios; either there's an … needs to gain a green card. With Roomies , we're talking about the second scenario and it mostly works. Holland Bakker …
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Have you ever thought about which letters of the alphabet are the skinniest? Roundest? Most likely to tip to the left or right if they tried to balance on a line?
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… Have you ever thought about which letters of the alphabet are the skinniest? … of each letter is, it certainly forces players to think about what makes a “j” look different than an “i” or the …
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Also available in Spanish as ¿Qué te pasó?
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… from the author for addressing kids' natural curiosity about disabilities. Schneider Family Book Award 2024 Honor Book. Read more about all the 2024 ALA Youth Media Award Winners here. … …
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Me and Mama by Cozbi Cabrera, centers on the special relationship between a young girl and her mother. Starting with the morning “when the house smells like cinnamon” and the papa and little brother…
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… or bananas (the little girl’s favorite), and thinking about their matching silver dresses. The illustrations are … sense of warmth and safety.) For other great picture books about special family relationships, check out these books …
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Cat and Nat are best friends and mothers with seven kids between the two of them. They are urban Canadians and have husbands named Mark and Marc. They've created a massive online community…
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… of which I am not a part and quite frankly, know nothing about, but I regularly listen to comedy books while commuting … Barbie doll in it. I appreciate Cat and Nat's mom truths about babies that don't sleep and kids that refuse to pick up …
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When Zimdalamashkermishkada starts at a new school, he feels anxious about introducing himself to new people with a long name and decides to shrink his name to "Zim." But between his new friend…
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… starts at a new school, he feels anxious about introducing himself to new people with a long name and … up practicing skateboarding, he begins to gain confidence about himself and his full name. This uplifting story will …
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This novel is all the things. All the words. All the awards. All the feelings.
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… Media Awards announced in January. It's a novel in verse about a teenager named Xiomara Batista. She's a twin, she's … present but still absent and a curiosity and questioning about the Catholic Church and boys that does not help soothe …
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This books delivers exactly what it promises - a history of the color blue from lapis lazuli stones used by ancient Egyptians, to blue dye pressed from a snail's foot in Mexico, to crushed and dried…
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… clue created in 1905. Along the way we learn more nuance about the color's complicated history - how blue was used and … color. End matter includes an author's note and more facts about the color blue. … A different shade of blue …
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