Here’s a list of books for the first day of school.  I like the theme and illustrations in Sumi’s First Day of School Ever, which is a story about a young Korean girl who is just starting to learn English.  If you want to read to older elementary school kids, look at the ideas offered by [...]

I can’t believe it’s been over a month since I’ve added anything to my blog.  Who would guess that moving out of a large house into a small apartment would take so much time and effort!  For all you book buyers like me, beware.  Letting go of all those books will get more difficult each [...]

A new study finds that having books in the house is correlated to how many years a child will complete. Just reading this inspires me to get back to my dream of turning my van into a bookmobile that I would use to get books from kids with tons of books to kids with none.

Did you know that Barnes and Noble has 421 children’s book videos.  Obviously the intent is to sell the books on their website.  Perhaps because of this, the videos are very well done.  They use interviews, young reporters, illustrations and readers to introduce the books.  I love that you can look at both the content [...]

One of my dreams is to have my own small bookmobile.  I could transfer books from those who have them to those who don’t.  I could use my puppets, crazy hats, costumes and props to have story hours.  I could create relationships with kids who want to read and hopefully inspire those who don’t.  That’s [...]

When I was looking for a place to donate my large collection of kid’s books, I was introduced to the African Library Project by a friend who was a Peace Corps volunteer in South Africa.  The mission of the African Library Project is to improve literacy in Africa by starting small libraries.  African schools and [...]

The American Library Association has great resources on their website.  You can read the “Booklist Review of the Day” or read about the “Digital Library of the Week.”  You can learn about designated library weeks, for example October 18-24 is Teen Read Week and also the Fourth Annual National Friends of Library Week. Do you [...]