The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. For January’s “Our Picks” list, Youth Services staff have picked their … Read more
Notes from the New Bin New to Perrot’s Picture Book Collection: SNOWBy Cynthia RylantIllustrated by Lauren Stringer What’s your favorite kind of snow? Is it “the snow that comes softly in the night, like a shy friend . . .?” With words that are as soft and soothing as the beautiful blue-lit illustrations that accompany … Read more
Sunday afternoon saw nearly 90 Perrot friends and family of all ages gather in our beautiful Radcliffe Green to laugh, jump, and sing along with local legend, Marcia Louis (also known as “Beautiful Marcia”), as she treated them with many happy holiday songs and lots of seasonal silliness. See all the fun we had! Happy … Read more
Registration for Youth Services’ Winter/Spring 2009 Program Session is going on now through Sunday, January 11th, 2009. View the winter program schedule. Our program registration is by lottery You must have an active library card in good standing to register Obtain a registration postcard for the program of your choice from the Youth Services Circulation … Read more
Great new graphic novels in Youth Services… click each title to view and place a hold: Emiko Superstar: Emiko is a teenager on a quest to find herself who goes from suburban babysitter to eclectic urban performance artist. Warriors: Tigerstar & Sasha #1 : Into the Woods: The latest offshoot of the Warriors graphic novel … Read more
Words of advice from Maxwell Eaton, author of The Adventures of Max and Pinky series, on raising a reluctant reader. See the full complement of positively punchy post-it note drawings at: http://wellreadchild.blogspot.com/2008/12/guest-post-by-author-maxwell-eaton.html -Mrs. K.
It’s here! Each year our Youth Services Librarians and Book Clubs put together a list of recommended books to buy for the holidays. The list features picture books, books for middle graders, and books for ages 12 and up. Please take a look at our Youth Services Holiday Gift Buying Guide for 2008. The list … Read more
New to Perrot’s Youth Services picture book collection: SOUTHby Patrick McDonnell As the last of the autumn leaves gently fall, Mooch the cat helps a lost little bird on a journey. This wordless tale of good-Samaritanism leaves readers feeling “warm and glowy,” says Kirkus Reviews. A perfect book to share on these last-leaf/first-flake days.
We have a brand-new Youth Services Book Recommendation Brochure, featuring picture book and Easy Reader mysteries. When a child reads a mystery novel, or even looks through a mystery picture book, she is using higher order thinking skills like summarization, predication, and reading for detail—skills that will help her understand all types of literature in … Read more
Take a look at Youth Services’ brand-new Our Picks! list for December 2008— it features winter-themed books our staff enjoyed. And, here are a couple of bonus books about a certain wintertime meteorogical phenomenon: Who Likes the Snow? (J 551.578 KANER): Flaps open to provide information on the science of snow. Snow Is Falling (J … Read more
An animated movie version of Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Award-winning book, The Tale of Despereaux, opens in theaters on December 19th. We thought we’d remind you to read the book (or listen to the book on CD, the book on tape, or the Playaway) before you see the movie!
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is now playing in local theaters! [See previous post here] Check showtimes at Yahoo! Movies. Seen the movie? Comment on this post with your thoughts!
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