Boston Public Library offers an incredible collection of children’s booklists. The lists range from picture books to items for older children. If you are interested in books for teens, they also have several Booklists for Young Adults.
Month: June 2005
Summer Books
Seattlepi has a great article: Slide into summer reading: A pool of inviting kids books is now open. It offers a list of some of the top releases of the summer as well as a collection of recommended new picture books, children’s books, teen novels, nonfiction, poetry, and reissues. Very nice.
Marvel Adventures
Kid-friendly comics return with ‘Marvel Adventures’ | The Arizona Daily Star
Marvel Adventures looks like a comic book series to watch for, especially with a Fantastic Four book coming out this summer. I really like that it is aimed for kids 10 or younger. This is definitely one series I will be looking to see at ALA. Is Marvel going to have a booth?
Kids-in-Mind
Kids-In-Mind is a very handy site for parents looking for information on movies. They rate films in three categories: sex and nudity, violence and gore, and profanity. I appreciate the fact that it is not all mixed into one rating, allowing parents to decide what fits their own family best.
2005 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards have been announced. This year’s winners are:
Picture Book: Traction Man Is Here! by Mini Grey.
Fiction and Poetry: The Schwa Was Here by Neal Schusterman.
Nonfiction: The Race to Save the Lord God Bird by Phillip Hoose.
Two honor books in each category were also selected:
Picture Book: That New Animal by Emily Jenkins.
The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster.
Fiction and Poetry: Kalpana’s Dream by Judith Clarke.
A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson.
Nonfiction: Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth by James Cross Giblin.
Michael Rosen’s Sad Book by Michael Rosen.
Read Aloud World Record
A team of six readers from the Henderson Libraries in Henderson, Nevada are trying to break the Guinness World Record for reading aloud continually. See their blog: 100 Hours to Guinness Glory!
Interview with Francesca Lia Block
School Library Journal offers their Wild Thing interview with Francesca Lia Block, the 2005 Margaret A. Edwards Award Winner for lifetime achievement. It is certainly an interview worth reading, filled with her trademark magic.
Reading Really Matters
Reading Really Matters is an incredible site on reading. It offers author information, book awards, news, and online discussion. It also offers a special section on school libraries. This is a UK site, so it has a British perspective.
Flashlight Readers
Flashlight Readers from Scholastic is an interesting blend of books and technology for kids who love to read. Right now there are three books for kids to examine: Because of Winn Dixie, Holes and Esperanza Rising. The site offers information on the authors, book discussion, and interactive websites on the books. This is very slick and also has teacher’s guides and parent guides to the online services.
Waking Brain Cells 