Last fall I taught my annual Animoto lesson where my students create Animoto videos advertising their choice for the Caldecott Award. I pull books from my collection as well as books from the public library that meet the criteria. *This post contains Amazon affilate links. This year the students chose the following books for their… More Our winner is….
As 2020 begins, I thought I’d share some of my favorite titles read in the past 12 months. Each entry includes a link to my original post about the book on Library Lady’s Kid Lit and an Amazon link if you’d like to purchase the book (and support this blog). This list is of my… More Favorite Young Adult Books of 2019
As 2020 begins, I thought I’d share some of my favorite titles read in the past 12 months. Each entry includes a link to my original post about the book on Library Lady’s Kid Lit and an Amazon link if you’d like to purchase the book (and support this blog). This list is of my… More Favorite Children’s Books of 2019
As 2020 begins, I thought I’d share some of my favorite titles read in the past 12 months. Each entry includes a link to my original post about the book on Library Lady’s Kid Lit and an Amazon link if you’d like to purchase the book (and support this blog). This list is of my… More Favorite Adult Reads of 2019
Every month I post the birthdays of our students, faculty and staff in the window between the library and the school hallway. I also try to include the birthdays of authors, illustrators and famous people the kiddos may be familiar with or should be. Here are some famous birthdays for January 2020: January Birthdays are… More January Birthdays
We like to display a list of “national” events which occur during the month. This list includes monthly recognitions, weekly celebrations, wacky and crazy daily celebrations. 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… More January 2020
I hope you have a great day with family and friends around you. Merry Christmas, from my family to yours! Library Lady Jane
As you may know I have a book review blog. There are at least 25 posts each month – books I’ve read as part of book tours, books I’ve read to my students in the library, and books I have previewed for the library or the Land of Enchantment Award. There are also spotlights from… More Favorite Books – November 2019
I love Christmas books. If your teachers are like mine, they will soon be asking for Christmas titles to share with their students if they haven’t already asked. Here are links to some I have reviewed on Library Lady’s Kid Lit along with affiliate links if you’d like to purchase them at Amazon. Alcott, Louisa… More Christmas Books
This interview was originally part of the Prism Book Tour. About the Author Heidi secretly dreamed of writing a book for most of her childhood, but a particularly painful rejection letter in middle school convinced her to tuck that dream away. Instead, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine from Whitworth University in Spokane,… More Meet Heidi McCahan