Posted on February 10th, 2012 by ascplcl
The Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year. Each of the five chapters in “Tales for Very Picky Eaters” recounts James’ refusal to eat yet another disgusting, smelly, repulsive, lumpy or [...]
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Posted on February 7th, 2012 by ascplcl
The 9th Annual Day of Reading was Wednesday February 8, 2012 – thanks to all who participated! Keep on Reading, Read any time, any where, anything! Come on you know you will do it, read 30 minutes in a day – all you need to do is stand up and be counted! [...]
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Posted on January 31st, 2012 by ascplcl
It is time once again for the annual Family Reading Festival at Akron’s Main Library on Saturday, February 4, 10 am – 4 pm. Jim Gill, singer/songwriter from Chicago, is back by popular demand! He will perform at 10 am and 2:15 pm. We will also feature storyteller Robin Echols Cooper and musician David Young at [...]
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Posted on January 30th, 2012 by ascplcl
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade, written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet won the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for the most distinquished nonfiction book for children from the American Library Association. It had also won the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children from [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2012 by ascplcl
Jack Gantos’ book Dead End in Norvelt won the prestigious Newbery Award today after having recently won the Scott O’Dell Award for historical fiction for young people. The Newbery Award is given to the author of the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature every January by the American Library Association. This humorous book tells [...]
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Posted on January 21st, 2012 by ascplcl
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos is the 2012 winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction for young people. The award was announced on January 17, 2012. The Horn Book publication states: The award, created by Scott O’Dell and Zena Sutherland in 1982 and now administered by Elizabeth Hall, carries with [...]
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Posted on January 17th, 2012 by ascplcl
Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr and explore Black History with Janice Chappell’s Majestic Wings Program Saturday, January 21 at 2 pm in the Children’s Library at Main. This program for all ages will use fun and interactive displays, music and movement to share the stories of heroes who inspire us [...]
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Posted on January 3rd, 2012 by ascplcl
This is the time of year that children’s book awards and best books are announced. If you are looking for recent, outstanding books for children, check the following websites: School Library Journal, Kirkus, Publishers’ Weekly and Parents’ Choice Awards. Here are a few outstanding titles from 2011 to check out: Little White Rabbit. Written and illustrated by [...]
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Posted on December 20th, 2011 by ascplcl
Sue, who orders our picture books, suggests the following titles for giving to young children. Press Here by Herve Tullet. Press the yellow dot on the cover of this book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey! Each page of this surprising book instructs the reader to press the dots, shake the [...]
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Posted on December 16th, 2011 by ascplcl
Anne-Marie selects our juvenile fiction and suggests the following titles as gifts for readers in your life: Wonderstruck by Brain Selznick, JFiction Set 50 years apart, two independent stories weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. Playing with the form he created in his trailblazing debut novel, “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” Caldecott Medalist [...]
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