Guest Post -The Importance of Story Times in Libraries by Becky Bell

The Importance of Story Times in Libraries – Guest Post by: Becky Bell, author of The Gnomes of Fibberton Links in this post may be affiliate links. Purchases made using these links will not cost you more but may pay me an affiliate fee. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program,… More Guest Post -The Importance of Story Times in Libraries by Becky Bell

Children’s Book Week – Ways to Respond to Literature

There are possibly as many ways to respond to literature as there are people on this earth. The reader is limited only by his/her imagination. Often kids (and teachers) find traditional book reports a bit boring. If you are looking for some new ways to respond to reading, here are some ideas. Links in this… More Children’s Book Week – Ways to Respond to Literature

Meet the Author – Connilyn Cossette – an author interview

Today I am sharing an author interview with Connilyn Cossette. I have previously participated in blog tours launching Connilyn Cossette’s books. Each time each blogger would submit questions for Conni to answer. You can find the original interviews on Library Lady’s Kid Lit. I combined them into one interview here. Links in this post may… More Meet the Author – Connilyn Cossette – an author interview

Friday Finds for School Librarians – Poetry Month Products

Frday Finds is a periodic blog post with fun and/or useful items for school librarians. Today we are looking at products to use during Poetry Month. Links in this post may be affiliate links. Purchases made using these links will not cost you more but may pay me an affiliate fee. Check out my links… More Friday Finds for School Librarians – Poetry Month Products

January is…

January 2021 – Feel free to adapt the list below to meet your needs. If you want to look at other lists, I have used Holiday Insights and National Day Calendar as well as calendars I receive from publishers. Links in this post may be affiliate links. Purchases made using these links will not cost you more but may… More January is…

December Birthdays

Here’s a list of authors and illustrators as well as a few famous people with birthdays in December. You can find more famost people at  http://holidayinsights.com/bday/ or the birthday calendar from Perma Bound. 1 Jan Brett, author 2 David Macaulay, author 3 Barbara Brooks Wallace, author 4 Munro Leaf, author 5 Jim Kjelgaard, author 5 Harve… More December Birthdays

December 2020

Here’s the list of monthly recognitions, weekly celebrations, wacky and crazy daily celebrations for this month. Watch for a list of birthdays soon. Feel free to adapt the list below to meet your needs. If you want to look at other lists, I have used Holiday Insights and National Day Calendar as well as calendars I receive from publishers.… More December 2020

November 2020

Here’s the list of monthly recognitions, weekly celebrations, wacky and crazy daily celebrations for this month. Watch for a list of birthdays in a couple of days. Feel free to adapt the list below to meet your needs. If you want to look at other lists, I have used Holiday Insights and National Day Calendar as well as calendars… More November 2020