Books Around the Table A potluck of ideas from five children’s book authors and illustrators is one of my favorite blogs written by children’s book…
Read this Book! Every wonder what to read next? When I was a young pup librarian the process of recommending a book was called “Readers…
The Thing About Bees: a love letter by Shabazz Larkin Every once in a great while, when I am opening the mail, a book, an…
Lee Bennett Hopkins died yesterday. Hopkins’ husband, Charles Egita, announced Lee’s passing. My facebook and twitter feed blew up. I kept it together. I had…
Merbaby’s Lullaby Board books don’t get a lot of love in the review media. Yet what could be more important to a child’s development…
Writing Boxes: The Reading/Writing Connection in Libraries Get the download or the finished book here. What? You wrote a book? “Every library, no matter…
The Sacramento Public Library chosen as site for 2020 Arbuthnot Lecture Neil Gaiman will deliver the 2020 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture in Sacramento, California…
Arbuthnot Site Announcement! The 2020 Arbuthnot Lecture with Neil Gaiman site announcement is at the ALSC Membership Meeting Monday, June 24 10:30 AM – 11:30…
Vera B. Williams I have been thinking about Vera B. Williams a lot lately. I have been rereading her books. I have been paging through…
ALA Poetry Blast! If you have never heard a poem spoken, it’s like never hearing a song sung. –Ashley Bryan If you are going…