Politics in Practice
Betsy Bird, December 7, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books of 2022
We just have a slew of marvelous books out there that can't win Caldecotts because their creators are inconveniently not from around these here parts. Today, we salute them! Not Caldecotts but CaldeNOTTS.
Betsy Bird, December 6, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books of 2022
You may not agree with all the choices here today, but I think it's fair to say that you're likely to find at least a couple books that cause kids to guffaw outright.
Betsy Bird, December 5, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books of 2022
Today, I introduce to you the finest rhyming picture books of 2022. Each one a joy in scansion. Each one equipped to turn YOUR children into book lovers based on sheer rhyme alone. Don't believe me? Better check the books out for yourself then.
Betsy Bird, December 4, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books of 2022
The holiday picture book fills a particular niche in our collections. With that in mind, please enjoy this plethora of holidays from all days of the year!
Betsy Bird, December 3, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books of 2022
A new category! It's easy to praise picture books with complex ideas and wordplay. Today, we honor those books that do something much more difficult: Create wonderful literature for our youngest readers through simple texts.
Betsy Bird, December 2, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists
Let's take it down a notch today with this lovely little listing of a whole slew of picture book readalouds. Which ones will work best in your storytime?
Betsy Bird, December 1, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022
Separating out the baby board books from the toddler/preschooler ones, we kick off the 31 Days, 31 Lists with one of our true favorites.
Betsy Bird, November 25, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists
It's coming! Each year I make a list of my favorite children's books of the year. Not just a single list, though, but one for every day in December. I've done it for a number of years now, and 2022 is no exception.
Betsy Bird, April 14, 2022 | Cover Reveal
Today, it is my incredible honor to premiere for you the cover of this Sainte-Marie/Flett collaboration. And it is, as you can see, one of the most beautiful I have ever featured on this site.
Betsy Bird, December 31, 2021 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2021, Booklists
Today's list represents just a handful of the titles published this year. This is some, but surely not all, of the finest. If you need a starting place where you can get a sense of what the year entailed, use this list.
Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
Teen Librarian Toolbox
by Cindy Shutts
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