Not sure what to read next to your child? I was just surfing the web for books to put in the new nursery at our church and came across parents.com’s list. It’s one of the better lists I’ve come across with a lot of the classics we grew up with and a couple newbies. There’s a list for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and older kids. And if you still need more help, we have this one in stock: What To Read When by Pam Allyn.
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April9th
No CommentsAge-Appropriate Books for Kids?
Posted in: Kids
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April8th
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Don’t let your young ones fall behind the language curve. Our beautiful new Spanish-English picture books will allow you and your loved ones the chance to learn Spanish as you bond over a book.Available now: Beautiful Moon/Bella Luna; Tito the Firefighter/Tito el Bombero; and Isabel and the Hungry Coyote.
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March2nd
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I’ve sat in on quite a few book clubs. There’s often the overly vocal member, usually a mum member, and sometimes some heated discussion. So I wasn’t sure what to expect when The Young Readers Book Club gathered for the first time this past Saturday.
They chose the book (Rick Riordan’s Lightning Thief), they wrote the discussion questions, and they led the discussion (with a little help from mom). I was amazed at their ability to critically examine the novel.
One member explained that Riordan was teaching Greek mythology when he began to entertain his young sons with stories of the gods. They compared ancient Sparta to modern America and debated warfare methods. And all of them agreed that the movie was much better than the book!
Next up for Young Readers’ Book Club: Warriors 1: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter, Saturday, March 27, 10 am.
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February25th
No CommentsGallery Parties Kick-Off
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Looking for a unique way to celebrate your child’s birthday party?
I’m a little late on posting our Valentine’s Day fun, but I didn’t want you to miss this fun idea. Jackie Ellis of OSOArtworks created Sweet Heart kits– a box of candy custom made by you for your sweetie. She is working with the Bookshelf and Gallery to create party kits– an all-inclusive themed birthday party for your child (ages 3-10) in the beautiful gallery above the Bookshelf. We provide the space, the activities, the decorations. You provide the kids… and the cake.
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January12th
No CommentsMore, more, more!
Small fingers on bodies with big eyes know what they want to pick up & have read to them.
Or as their fingers lengthen & their eyes narrow, they know what they want to read to themselves.
Some greaaaaat titles are waiting to be looked-over, rather than overlooked, among the recently released Children’s Choices Awards.For more details visit
www.www.reading.org
www.www.cbcbooks.org
You can download a 24-page annotated guide.But immediately, here, are a few to especially consider (title/ author/illustrator)
Florida Panthers (William Caper)
One Hen (Katie Smith Milway & Eugenie Fernandes) www.onehen.opportunity.org
(the site has great music & is a nonprofit you may want to bookmark)Toy Dance Party ( Emily Jenkins & Paul Zalinsky) This is a sequel to Toys Go Out so the Jenkins/Zalinsky toy team may find clever buffalo, ball & stingray toys close behind them!)
Those Darn Squirrels! (Adam Rubin & Daniel Salmieri)
alert: book approaching for reluctant boy readers!
BOYS OF STEEL: THE CREATORS OF SUPERMAN
(Marc Tyler Nobleman & Ross MacDonald)- Posted by Jan Godown Annino
Jan Godown Annino’s creative nonfiction biography She Sang Promise: The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader, with illustrations by Lisa Desimini & an afterword letter to children from Moses Jumper, Jr. debuts March, 2010. Look for it at The Bookshelf. More, more, more! her children’s literature insights will be posted here, now & then.
To learn more about her writing: www.bookseedstudio.wordpress.com
