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Pictures of the Week: Jerry Pinkney Honored at Special Event; POW! Imprint...
Send your pictures of the week to sdiaz@mediasourceinc.com The Powerhouse Arena, home to art book publisher powerHouse Books, recently launched its brand-new children’s imprint, POW! on October 25....
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Snowy Tales for Wintry Days │ JLG’s On the Radar
Though snow has already fallen across the country, now that the calendar page has turned to December, kids have winter on their minds―no matter where they live. The following selections chosen by the...
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Winning Over Fidgety Listeners with New Storytime Classics │ JLG’s On the Radar
Do you have kids who wiggle while you read to them? What about kids who talk to their classmates? What you need are stories that engage your listeners from the first page to the last. For example, Eric...
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Spotlight on Musicians and Fine Artists | Focus On
For additional information: Digital Picks Media Picks Many baby boomers loved the inspiring narratives of the “orange biographies” (“Childhood of Famous Americans” Series) as children but those who...
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Resources for Award-Winning Picture Books │JLG’s Booktalks to Go
With the award season in full swing, how can you make the best use of the wonderful books you’re adding to your collection? Take a look at these videos, author websites, and interviews for Aaron...
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How Do You Feel Today?: Great Books about Emotions
Told with sensitivity, perception, and heartwarming humor, these recent picture books treat a range of experiences and feelings that are all part of a youngster’s everyday world. Share them with...
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Picture Books About Women Who Made a Difference │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Women’s History Month began as a weeklong celebration authorized by President Jimmy Carter with the passing of legislation in 1981. Since 1995, a series of annual proclamations have designated the...
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Stellar Nonfiction for Young Readers│ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Pair gorgeous artwork with beautiful, informative writing and you have the makings of a book worthy of a starred review. From amazing facts about eyes to an artist who could see colors, the following...
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Birds of a Feather: Fiction and Nonfiction Books for Young Readers │ JLG’s...
No other animal, but birds have feathers. The plumage functions in protecting a bird’s skin, helping it to fly, providing camouflage, and even helping it slide or walk across the snow. Books about...
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Great Books About Eggs and Chicks
Bursting with a sense of exhilarating discovery, natural renewal, and out-and-out exuberance, these lively tales about eggs and chicks are just right for spring. Included in this carefully chosen dozen...
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Spring Burst: Upcoming Titles from Little Brown Fall | 2014 Preview
Little, Brown editor, Pam Gruber, with upcoming title Diamond Boy/Rocco Staino April 1 may have been April’s Fools Day, but for the folks at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, it was all business...
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How Cross-Racial Scenes in Picture Books Build Acceptance
If asked, most children’s book enthusiasts—writers and illustrators, editors and publishers, librarians and teachers, and parents—would surely agree with poet Lucille Clifton that “the literature of...
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Pets Do the Strangest (and Most Wonderful) Things: Books for Young Readers │...
It’s been said that a dog is man’s best friend. And no wonder: they defend you, improve your mood, and feel your pain. They also lick your face, wag their tails, and jump up to greet you. Having a...
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How Wordless Picture Books Empower Children | SLJ Day of Dialog 2014
Wordless picture book creators Bob Staake, Raul Colon, Aaron Becker, and Molly Idle. Wordless picture books allow children to project their own imaginations upon a story and “own it,” as...
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First Book Pledges to Buy Diverse Books | BEA 2014
First Book provides free books for kids in schools across the United States. Images are courtesy of First Book. On May 13, First Book, a nonprofit advocacy group committed to providing books to...
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Friends 4 Ever: Picks for Preschool Storytime │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Best friends are the people you can do anything and nothing with and still have the best time. Friends come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes a friendship seem unlikely―because of different cultures...
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Picture Books that Make You Laugh Out Loud │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Tall tales have all the earmarks for great read alouds: outlandish illustrations, hard-to-believe deeds, and larger-than-life heroes. These stories, selected by the editors at Junior Library Guild, beg...
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Cool Correspondence | Great Books About Writing Letters
Bustling with family vacations, camp visits, and other fun activities to chronicle, summer is the perfect time to pen letters and postcards. Ranging from quietly realistic to humorously high blown,...
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Books About Friendship: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
Friends who are mean, change, and moving are probably not anyone’s favorite subjects. But when these themes are found in stories, they make for great picks for storytime—providing drama and growth for...
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‘Druthers’ Meets ‘Leroy Ninker’ at Candlewick| Fall 2014 Preview
At the Candlewick Fall Preview. Photo by Rocco Staino. Librarians have to wonder what’s in store for them when they arrive at a publisher’s preview and encounter editors wearing devil’s horns. That’s...
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