Children's Books

If you give a... Jeremiah Gray Elementary 2nd grade students in Mrs. Bolen's and Mrs. Strehle's classes became authors! Students read books such as If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If You Give a Moose a Muffin, written by ...  

Parent pipeline The classic tale is elaborately told by the New York Theatre Ballet through dance with colorful costumes reminiscent of the most spectacular book illustrations complete with wicked step-sisters, the fairy godmother, magic slippers and a most charming prince. "Hansel and Gretel," Steamer 10 Theatre, 500 Western Ave., Albany When: 3 p.m. Cost: $10-$12 Contact: 438-5503 or http ...  

# premierleague It's time for the 2012 Premier League Reading Stars program, in which England's schoolkids are encouraged to read by professional athletes pretending to love books. To kick off the program, 20 Premier Leaguers—one from each club—were asked to name their favorite adult and children's books . The results are in, and it's a dark day for literacy. More »  

The talented Chris Raschka is the 2012 Randolph Caldecott Medal winner for picture book illustration for A Ball for Daisy. This is Raschka's second Caldecott Medal. He won the 2006 Caldecott Medal for Norton Juster's The Hello, Goodbye Window. Raschka's illustrations for A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems and A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms are among my favorites. Two of the three 2012 Caldecott Honor...  

The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery by Steve Sheinkin is the 2012 winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, ages 12 to 18. YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association, is a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Citing the book as "an illuminating biography," Jennifer Hubert the YALSA Nonfiction Award Chair, praised the author for not only examining...  

With the closing of libraries across England, Julia Donaldson, the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate in the UK, and author of such popular children's books as The Gruffalo, has written Library Poem in support of all that libraries have to offer. I love libraries and appreciate the fact that we can all not only find great resources, but save money at the public library. What do you like the most about your local public library? Please click on...  

One of the nice (and simple) ways to celebrate Valentine's Day with young children is to share a children's book about love and/or Valentine's Day with them. For little ones, I have several Valentine's Day board books to recommend. For children who are a little older, I have a dozen recommendations, including several books for beginning readers, a book of poetry and a number of picture books, including my old favorite, Somebody Loves You, Mr...  

While English author Philip Pullman is most well-known for his popular and controversial fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials, he is also the author of a number of other books, including the Sally Lockhart Victorian mysteries that are popular with teens. Read teen librarian Jennifer Kendall's article to learn more about Philip Pullman and his controversial books. Then, read her review of the first book in the Sally Lockhart series, The Ruby in...  

If you are looking for a book that will engage middle grade and older readers and provide a broad overview of the history of America and African Americans, I recommend Kadir Nelson's Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans. This 108-page book, which contains dramatic paintings by Nelson on every double-page spread, covers several hundred years, from the Revolutionary War era to the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and...  

Wonderstruck, by Brian Selznick, who won the 2008 Randolph Caldecott Medal for The Invention of Hugo Cabret, is another remarkable book by the talented author and illustrator. Like Hugo Cabret, Wonderstruck is "A Novel in Words and Pictures" for middle grade readers. However, instead of one story, in Wonderstruck, Selznick tells two stories. One is set in 1977 and told in words only, and one is set 50 years earlier, in 1927, and told...  

Celebrate Library Lovers' Month with children's books. Some of my favorite children's picture books about libraries and librarians range from serious books like The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq and Tomas and the Library Lady to the amusing The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians. All of these picture books celebrate the impact of libraries and librarians. Do you and your kids have a favorite book about libraries/librarians? If...  

You'll find numerous books related to February events on my February 2012 Calendar of Chilldren's Books. There are children's books related to National African American History Month (also known as Black History Month), Valentine's Day and Library Lovers' Month. The birthdays of Langston Hughes, Wilhelm Carl Grimm and Jane Yolen are in February. There's Groundhog Day. Check out my February 2012 Calendar of Children's Books for recommended...  

This Manic Mama is back with an interview with the raddest of dads Tomas Moniz about his award winning zine and book Rad Dad: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Fatherhood. read more  

Of the various children's books that I have read on the subject of climate change and eco-living, Nicola Davis's "Gaia Warriors" stands out.  

The 20th Annual African American Children's Book Fair will take place next Saturday.