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Because a love of reading begins with the book illustrations, we wanted to share this New York Times/New York Public Library list of Best Illustrated Children’s Books. Enjoy! The 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books
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With the end of the school year approaching, we wanted to recommend two books to have on your bookshelf for those long, unscheduled summer days: “The Dangerous Book for Boys” by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden is an essential skills guidebook for boys (and girls!) aged 8 to 80. Written in small-manageable segments on everything from knot-tying, making a periscope, navigation, building a tree house or sling shot, coin
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In honor of Read Across America, we thought we would highlight 20 years of books provided by the NEA. The NEA has included books that celebrate children, as well as diversity in the classroom and communities. Check out the NEA’s list of book recommendations: Books From 20 Years of Read Across America
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Check out Reading Rockets for a wonderful Holiday buying guide: http://www.readingrockets.org/books/buyingguide/2016
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We are excited about the newest New York Times’ Best Illustrated Books of 2016 list, published yesterday. We cannot wait to check these out from the library this weekend. Read the article here: The New York Times’ Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2016
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We hope you had a wonderful summer and had plenty of time to fit in some reading. In anticipation of the start of school, we thought we would share a wonderful resource to be used throughout the year. The New York Public Library offers excellent content for children and adults of all ages, including book lists. Below is a link to the NYPL’s list of notable books from 2015. Also
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The New York Times released a list of awesome books published in 2015. The best in picture books, middle grade and young adult fiction and nonfiction, selected by the children’s books editor of The New York Times Book Review. Picture Books ASK ME.By Bernard Waber. Illustrated by Suzy Lee. 40 pp. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. $16.99. This posthumous book by the great Waber (“Lyle, Lyle Crocodile”) features a long, leisurely, lovely conversation between
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As a way to wrap up the year of 2015, the Association for Library Service to Children has released a list of great books to read that were published in 2015. Here’s the link to the original webpage on the ALSC. 2015 Notable Children’s Books Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children’s books. According to
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Rutgers University has a list of children’s books that can teach little economic concepts, such as the book Caps for Sale, by Esphyr Slobodkina. Definitely worth browsing through for book recommendations! Link to Rutger’s Recommendations
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Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) is month-long celebration of the culture and contribution of the 54 million Latinos who call the US home. What better time to introduce young readers to tales set in the Caribbean, Spain, and the Americas? Good stories about diverse people are a terrific way to build empathy and understanding in young people–two skills that the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development has called
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