I love books where music plays a key role, and these two new ones hit all the right notes. Blues for Zoey, by Robert Paul Weston RazorBill, ISBN: 978 014 318328 0 Kaz has never met anyone like Zoey, and he's fascinated right away. With her, her music, her sense of style, everything about … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: February 2014 Edition
February. The month of Valentine's Day, Black History Month, and the sinking feeling of discovering it's *still* stinking winter?! And, of course, another book club flyer... Elf How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? - I love this series. this is another example of teaching manners and so on done … [Read more...]
Super Squirrel To The Rescue!
So I mentioned the other day that Kate DiCamillo had won (another) Newbery medal this year? This is the book! Flora & Ulysses, by Kate DiCamillo Candlewick Press, ISBN: 978 0 7636 6040 6 Kate DiCamillo, it must be said, is a beautiful writer. I've loved several of her past works - The … [Read more...]
Awards Season Is Here!
Awards season isn't just Hollywood's gig... Every midwinter, librarians from across the US get together at an American Library Association conference, and one of the most exciting moments is the announcements of the big books awards. These are the ones that you see plastered on books in the form … [Read more...]
Patience and Reward
We all hate waiting in lines... but these animals show us how it's done. The Long, Long Line, by Tomoko Ohmura OwlKids, ISBN: 978 1 92697 392 0 This book starts at the back of the line and we pan forward along with a bird who is flying from the back to the front of the 50-animal-long line. … [Read more...]
Creation and Survival
Creating and Survival and major themes in these two new YA novels coming out this month - though the two are very different, they ask some interesting questions about what could be. Vitro, by Jessica Khoury RazorBill, ISBN: 978 1 59514 645 2 When Sophie receives an urgent email asking her … [Read more...]
Kids Create
Give creative kids a little professional guidance with these new guides to making your own comics and film. Draw Out the Story, by Brian McLachlan OwlKids, ISBN: 978 1 77147 003 2 Comic artist Brian McLachlan takes kids on a thorough tour of how to build a comic, including the things to … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: January 2014 Edition
School's been back in for a whole week, so surely you've got flyers by now? Elf If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - This series jumped the shark a while back, but the first couple of them are quite cute and have a great structure. On its own, I highly recommend this one if … [Read more...]
Little Chicken Duck
A chicken duck? Yep, she's feeling pretty nervous about swimming... Little Chicken Duck, by Tim Beiser Tundra Books, ISBN: 978 1 77049 392 6 Little chicken is invited into the pond by a frog, and confesses that she is too frightened of swimming. The frog tries to make her feel better by … [Read more...]
Canada’s Game
Everyone's been talking about hockey this week, with the announcement of our Olympic team lineup. If you're kid is starting to catch the spirit, try these two new additions to the Puckster series! Puckster's First Hockey Tryout (978 1 77049 596 8) Puckster Goes to the Olympics (978 1 77049 594 … [Read more...]
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