17
Dec
End of Year Notable Reads
I’ve been extremely impressed with the last few books I’ve read. I mean.. a great book is hard to come by. Usually they are sprinkled here and there between a couple “okay books”, maybe one that bored you to tears, but you believed it “might get better”. And it never did. They come along only […]
8
Dec
Castles: Moving, Growing, and Forgotten
There has been a building trend in my reading recently. I’m repeatedly drawn to stories about castles. Completely coincidental and each book extremely different from the next. Well, except for the whole castle part. Howl’s Moving Castle By Diana Wynne Jones Recommended Reading Age: 10 & Up Published: April 1986, Eos Will has been trying […]
5
Nov
New Kids Fiction Must Reads
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making By: Caherynne M. Valente, Illustrations by Ana Juan Recommend Reading Age: 10 & up Published: May 2011, Feiwell & Friends “September is a girl who longs for adventure. When she is invited to Fairyland by a Green Wind and a Leopard, well, of […]
25
Sep
Banned Books Week
It’s Banned Books Week! So, here at SFCT I’m observing it by highlighting a few of my favorite blacklisted children’s books. Remember we have the freedom to read. Read banned books. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. was banned in Texas because of author name confusion. The other banned […]
23
Sep
The End of Summer (Reading)
It’s official. Today is the first day of fall. Which also means summer reading has officially ended. (le sigh…) What did you read over the summer months? And f you have children, what did they enjoy reading? LBD and I did quite a bit of summer reading together, but I also manged to read about […]
21
Apr
And the award goes to…. ?
Last week, I was asked what children book awards I’m currently aware of. Excited by the question immediately blurted out, “The Caldecott Medal, The Newbery Awards, and…well… um…..that’s it.” Embarrassing. I worked in a children’s book department for almost two years and that’s all I’ve got? It was some time ago, but even so my […]
