Nonfiction Monday
Picture Book of the Day 3D Theater: Oceans by Kathryn Jewitt (Author) and Fiametta Dogi (Illustrator) Booktalk: Learn all about the ocean in this 3-D pop-up book! (Can you find all of the animals in...
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Picture Book of the Day The Christmas Tree Ship by Carol Crane (Author) and Chris Ellison (Illustrator) Booktalk: Grandpa loved to tell stories when he sat in his “remembering rocker.” One was about...
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Picture Book of the Day The Vole Brothers by Roslyn Schwartz (Author, Illustrator) Booktalk: In this easy-to-read picture book comic the Vole Brothers are always hungry…so hungry they are ready to eat...
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Picture Book of the Day The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye by Jane Yolen (Author) and Jim LaMarche (Illustrator) Booktalk: Tiger Rose has lived a long cat’s life, so she says goodbye to one and all before...
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2012 ALA Youth Media Awards Today is the big day! The eyes of the publishing world will turn to Dallas at 7:45 a.m. CT on Jan. 23, 2012, when the American Library Association (ALA) announces the top...
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Picture Book of the Day The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha R. Vamos (Author) and Rafael Lopez (Illustrator) Booktalk: A bilingual story of how the farm maiden and all the farm...
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My Book of the Week Toco Toucans by Anastasia Suen A National Science Teacher’s Association Recommended book Toco toucans have a surprising way of protecting themselves from predators. These birds have...
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Picture Book of the Day Baby Happy Baby Sad by Leslie Patricelli (Author, Illustrator) Every right hand page says… Baby HAPPY And on the left it says… Baby SAD The story in art, however, changes on...
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Picture Book of the Day Counting in the Garden by Emily Hruby (Author) and Patrick Hruby (Illustrator) Booktalk: Celebrate the joy of growing flowers, fruits, and vegetables your garden as you count to...
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Picture Book of the Day A Leaf Can Be . . . by Laura Purdie Salas (Author) and Violeta Dabija (Illustrator) Booktalk: Find out about the many roles leaves play in this poetic exploration of leaves...
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