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Tag: picture book readalouds

February 23, 2023 by Betsy Bird

A Beautiful Safe Space: Getting Into the Humor and Delights of Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar with Mojdeh Hassani and Samira Iravani

Silly antics abound in this picture book, set in Iran. I interview the book's creators to talk about the fun and whimsy in Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar.

December 2, 2022 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Picture Book Readalouds

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?

December 4, 2021 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2021 Picture Book Readalouds

For today's books, these are the titles that I think would do particularly well in front of a group. Any picture book can be a lapsit title. It takes a singular flair, and special oomph to be a Picture Book Readaloud.

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Review of the Day: A Tree for Mr. Fish by Peter Stein

August 12, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Exceedingly simple with an equally simple message (message: Don’t be rude and loud) you wouldn’t expect A Tree for Mr. Fish to be as wackadoodle as it is. And yet, here we are.

Review of the Day: Off-Limits by Helen Yoon

June 24, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Writing, timing, art, and humor. What's not to love? One thing’s for certain, though. Kids absolutely adore it, and that’s not the kind of thing you can fake.

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Picture Book Readalouds

December 4, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Here are the two things I know to be true: Never devalue a truly great readaloud picture book when you find it. And never try to force a lapsit book into a starring role in front of a crowd.

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Review of the Day: Nerp! by Sarah Lynne Reul

May 21, 2020 by Betsy Bird

You know those parents that get roped into reading to their kids’ preschool/Kindergarten/church group and walk aimlessly through libraries and bookstores in a hazy daze of barely contained fear? This book is for them. Guaranteed laughs, short content, and the kind of book I could see a kid demanding over and over again. Worth buying? “Yerp!”

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Picture Book Readalouds

December 4, 2019 by Betsy Bird

The other day I had the unique pleasure of promoting some of my favorite 2019 books of the year with a room full of librarians. As in any kind of promotion, you tailor your talk to the needs and wants of your listeners. And what do librarians need at any and all times? Readalouds! Now […]

Review of the Day: Mr. Nogginbody Gets a Hammer by David Shannon

September 6, 2019 by Betsy Bird

I don’t know what it took to make Mr. Nogginbody come into the world, but whatever confluence of the planets allowed this madcap exercise in increasing hijinks to happen, I say let’s have more of it! In a sea of picture books that remain unmemorable five minutes after you’ve read them, Mr. Nogginbody hits the nail on the head. Hard.

31 Days, 31 Lists: Day Four – 2017 Picture Book Readalouds

December 4, 2017 by Betsy Bird

When I became a children’s librarian the most nail-biting aspect of the job was, without a doubt, storytime. Granted, this may have had something to do with the fact that part of my training meant doing a storytime for adults. Kids, as it turns out, are a completely different ballgame. My earliest attempts at reading […]

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