A Tall Tale: Laura Amy Schlitz By Mary Grace Gallagher - 04/01/2008
The kids in Sharen Pula’s fifth-grade class are getting ready to go on a journey. One boy kicks off his shoes to get comfy. Another lies on his side, head on hand. A girl loosens her ponytail before leaning against the library wall. Like a force of nature, Laura Amy Schlitz bustles into the room and promptly sits on the floor in front of them, tucking her long black skirt under her.
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The Evidence-Based Manifesto for School Librarians By Ross Todd - 04/01/2008
Every fall, School Library Journal hosts a national Leadership Summit that brings together a mix of school librarians, administrators, other educators, researchers, and university professors, as well as policy makers and elected officials. While the topics change, the Summit always focuses on an issue of critical importance to school librarians.
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Caldecott Stunner By Staff - 02/01/2008
If you were surprised by this year’s Caldecott Medal winner, you weren’t alone. Even Brian Selznick was stunned that his novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Scholastic), took the prize for the most distinguished American picture book for children. “I never thought I’d win,” the author told The Brooklyn Paper, a local New York newspaper.
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G’Day, Young Explorers Lauren Barack - 01/14/2008 Students eager for a walkabout Down Under have a chance to win a 10-day Australian expedition courtesy of National Geographic Kids and its annual Hands-On Explorer Challenge.
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How does it feel to be the first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature? “I’m flabbergasted,” says the award-winning author Jon Scieszka, who was officially given the title yesterday at the Mulberry Branch of the New York Public Library . “I’m honored that people would think of me, especially since I had a book with ‘stinky’ in the title.”
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The Brown Bookshelf: YA fiction by African Americans 12/01/2007
A group of authors and illustrators have launched the Brown Bookshelf (www.thebrownbookshelf.com), an online community that promotes YA fiction by African Americans. The site is the brainchild of Paula Chase-Hyman and Varian Johnson, who met on various message boards for children's writers and quickly realized that no one knew much about the new crop of black authors who write for kids.
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CBC Moves Children's Book Week to May By Joan Oleck - 11/29/2007
The Children's Book Council has turned its 2008 calendar upside down. Beginning next year, the organization will hold Children's Book Week in May, instead of in November, when the annual celebration has traditionally taken place.
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A Fuse #8 Production Elizabeth Bird, Children's Librarian, Donnell Central Children's Room June 11, 2007 Jay Goes Walkabout
So I'm in my library, minding my own business, and who should walk through the door b... More
Podcasts are a great way to expand learning beyond the classroom or library. Here are more recommendations from Tech Chicks Anna Adam and Helen Mowers, following up their Dec. 2007 article Listen Up!
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