Everything Preschool is a great site for children’s librarians as well as preschool teachers. If you have ever searched for theme ideas, especially very basic coloring pages, this is the site for you!
Month: March 2005
Horn Book Editorial
Horn Book has a great href=”http://www.hbook.com/editorial.shtml”>magazine editorial that is available on their website. It asks Mrs. Bush to face the evolution vs. creation issue head-on, like a librarian should. It ends:
“Covering students’ eyes and ears to the things we don’t want them to see or hear does not make those things any less true. Perhaps, Mrs. Bush, you could paraphrase a predecessor of yours and Just Say Know.”
ALSC Lists
ALA has a nice list of their Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Electronic Discussion Lists. These include some lists that I had never heard of, like CHILDTECH.
FlamingNet
Flamingnet is a great resource for kids’ book reviews. It offers book reviews written by kids from middle school through college age. From new advance reviews to classic books, it covers a wide range of book types.
Andre Norton Dies
The National Post has an article covering the death of Andre Norton at age 93. She was a science fiction author who wrote over 130 books during her 70 year career.
Eragon Fan Site
Shurtugal :: A New Generation Of Dragon Riders is a wonderful fan site for the Eragon series. The second book in the series is Eldest and will be released in August. This site already has some information about the second book, a cool selection of international book covers, information on the characters and the author, fanfiction, forums, a newsletter and much more.
Manga Racy Fluff?
The Portland Press Herald has an article covering the two sides of the manga in libraries debate: Racy fluff or reading aid? Make sure you scroll down to the bottom to read at least some of the over 100 responses to the article by manga fans. Many of them demonstrate the intelligence and quality writing of manga readers.
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award has been awarded to Phillip Pullman, author of many fantasy novels for children and teens, and Ryoji Arai, a Japanese illustrator of children’s books. The award is given to a person’s body of work regardless of thier language or nationality. The prize of five million Swedish crowns is the largest children’s book prize in the world.
Safe-Keeper's Secret
The Safe-Keeper’s Secret by Sharon Shinn.
Sharon Shinn is the author of the Archangel series for adults. I enjoyed the first several books in the series, but after that it got stale. I think that this book for young adults really returns to the freshness of her first Archangel books. The society she has created is unique and vivid. Her characters, including the adults, are complex and real. This is a real gem of a book where the reader may guess the secret from the beginning, but becomes the safe-keeper of the secret as well. It is a moving and magical book.
This would be a good booktalk book with its themes of secret keeping and dream making. Encourage girls who enjoy light fantasy in their books to try it. Also kids who like medieval stories will enjoy this one, because the touch of fantasy and magic is not overwhelming.
Waking Brain Cells 