Lisa Von Drasek and Holly Weinkauf provided their annual list of Best Books for Kids last week on Minnesota Public Radio. In this post, Von Drasek, Curator of the University of Minnesota’s children’s literature collections, lists the books that were discussed and provides a link to hear an audio recording of the MPR program.
JoAnn Jonas and her Caldecott Wishlist In the olden days, people would call each other just to converse. My friend JoAnn and I can range…
The Short List for the 2018 The Cook Prize! The Cook Prize honors the best science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) picture book published for children…
Sorry for the shortage of postings. I have been traveling this week to attend a conference of children’s book publishers and educational wholesalers, the Educational…
Looking for a gift for your young reader? Holly Weinkauf from the Red Balloon and I joined MPR News senior producer Stephanie Curtis for a round…
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