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This Little Light of Mine
Not too long ago there was a discussion in the Storytime Underground Facebook group about whether or not to read the book This Little Light of Mine in storytime. This post isn’t about that, though; the discussion was civil, people made their cases, people made decisions based on their best judgment and what worked for them.…
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 21,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 5 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report.
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Review: The Lions of Little Rock
The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine My rating: 5 of 5 stars I don’t cry at books. It’s happened only a couple of times. I’m much more likely to cry at television or movies, mostly because of the added manipulation of the music and cinematography. For a book to elicit such a reaction,…
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Review: May B.
May B. by Caroline Starr Rose My rating: 0 of 5 stars For those who like novels in verse, or survival stories. This oddly enough reminded me of Island of the Blue Dolphins. I felt that it was perhaps a bit too quick, pace wise, but the details of May’s time were vividly rendered. View…
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Play @ your library: Playdough Party
Want to have one of the most successful library programs ever? Make playdough. We did this program with 3-8 year olds, but I can see this working with even older kids, up through middle school–it’s all how you market it. It’s a great program to do at the library because, sadly, I think a lot…
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Review: It’s a Tiger!
It’s a Tiger! by David LaRochelle My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fans of Grumpy Bird will love the Tankard illustrations in this new picture book, which easily pairs with classics such as Head to Toe, I Went Walking, Brown Bear Brown Bear, Going on a Bear Hunt, or Walking in the Jungle. The bold…
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Review: Beegu
Beegu by Alexis Deacon My rating: 5 of 5 stars I recently pulled this book back out and read it aloud during a stuffed animal sleepover program, for no real reason other than I wanted to and its quiet, slyly funny tone seemed to fit the tenor of the program. I usually gravitate towards louder,…
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Review: Lexapros and Cons
Lexapros and Cons by Aaron Karo My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was funny with a side of pathos–think a Louie CK comedy routine for teens, with a healthy dash of prescription drug after school special turned on its head. I enjoyed the thoroughly boy POV, the realistic and sweet romance, and was…
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Want to Save Libraries?
I think every library, be it public, school, academic, or special, can learn a lot about survival from the children’s departments of public libraries–because we’re not going anywhere. Even if the rest of the library as we know it collapses and crumbles, children’s librarians will still be around, in some form or another, doing what…
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Review: Grave Mercy
Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers My rating: 4 of 5 stars Aside from some language that didn’t quite scan for me (the use of the word “scoot” specifically; this book is set in the 1400s and that word wasn’t around until the 1700s), I really, really enjoyed this epic mingling of high fantasy and historical…