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From Lisa: For many of us distance-learning will continue into the fall. On the Facebook page #OperationReadAloud, we are aggregating resources to support home and…
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A Thank You Thank you to the Kerlan Friends who have been keeping in touch during these Covid-19 times. FAQ’s Where are you? And what…
Off Topic- Job Hunting As a curator and a librarian, part of my mission is to supervise interns and mentor new graduates. Stating the obvious,…
A few people have been asking about the lack of postings here on the Blue Ox Review lately. This is a time of listening, learning,…
Please join us for A Celebration of Life — JoAnn Jonas, on Sunday May 17. The celebration will be held via an online Zoom Meeting, at 3:00 p.m., Eastern; 2:00 p.m., Central; 1:00 p.m., Mountain; and 12:00 p.m., Pacific time.
Holly from Red Balloon and I will be on MPR this morning at 11:00 am talking to Angela Davis about children’s books and being at…
Princess Black Case of the Coronavirus By Shannon and Dean Hale Illustrated by LeUyen Phan Candlewick Press From LeUyen Phan on Facebook: “Been wanting…
We celebrate the consortium of higher education and public institutions that recently announced “One Book | One Minnesota,” a new statewide book club that will feature Kate DiCamillo’s book, “Because of Winn-Dixie.” In honor of DiCamillo, we offer this 2014 conversation between the author and Lisa Von Drasek.
I Had Ambitious Plans For The Sequester I was going to interview educators to help parents facilitate learning at home. I interviewed one. Mollie Welsh…
The online world is hosting a wake — for prolific children’s book creator Tomie dePaola, 85, who died from surgical complications on March 30. Thousands of teachers, librarians, authors, and illustrators whom he mentored in classrooms, conferences, and on-line are posting on Twitter, Facebook, and blogs. These messages speak to how Tomie and his work filled the world with his generosity, joy, and kindness. “To be with Tomie felt like you were his close friend.” says Lisa Von Drasek, Curator of the U’s Kerlan Collection of Children’s Literature.
