100 Scope Notes
December 31, 2023 by Betsy Bird
Don't worry if you missed some of these picture books this year. Clocking at around 32 pages, you should be able to catch up quickly!
December 30, 2023 by Betsy Bird
Today, I celebrate both the books that I loved and the books that my fellow, trusted librarians loved. It's not complete, but it is reliable.
December 29, 2023 by Betsy Bird
I couldn't hear everything this year, but these were the audiobooks that struck me as particularly remarkable in 2023. Got a road trip coming up? Check one out!
December 28, 2023 by Betsy Bird
I love great nonfiction for kids, but I do miss stuff sometimes. Consider this a jumping off point for some of the best informational texts for older kids coming out in 2023.
December 27, 2023 by Betsy Bird
These are the nonfiction picture books closest to my heart. The ones that I truly feel did their jobs the best. Agree! Disagree! Debate! It's wide open.
December 26, 2023 by Betsy Bird
Today, I'm celebrating those biographies that focus on their subjects with a bit of creativity. The ones that could only tell their tales their own particular ways. Biographies for the masses! Biographies for the kids.
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December 25, 2023 by Betsy Bird
I hope you're ready for A LOT of science and nature books today, because this is definitely my longest list to date. Full of incredible titles!
December 23, 2023 by Betsy Bird
Today's titles may do a lot of things, but bore you? Never but ever. And for fun, I'm just putting it all together here. The picture books, the older fiction, the nonfiction, the comics, you name it.
December 23, 2023 by Betsy Bird
You won't see me putting these books on any of the straight-up Nonfiction lists for 2023, but I want you to acknowledge how nicely they do the job of making their subject matter bright, fun, and always always interesting.
December 21, 2023 by Betsy Bird
These days, kids say "comics" and "graphic novels" interchangeably and maybe it's time for adult to do the same. Today, we look at those comics and gns that stood out this year.
Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
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