For years, Thanksgiving has been my favorite holiday. Mostly, that is because it hasn’t yet been too commercialized, so the focus for me and my family remains on simply spending time together and eating, two of my favorite things to do. This year, as I dug into the children’s picture books about Thanksgiving in the…
Book Corner: Delight in these spooky children’s stories
It’s easy to see Halloween just around the corner, with decorations appearing all over our neighborhoods. Readers can embrace the season, too. Older children who enjoy a little spooky surprise in their stories have some great choices, with everything from Dr. Seuss characters to witches and ghosts. Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears A Boo! by Wade Bradford…
Book Corner: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
We are in the midst of Hispanic Heritage Month, a great time to recognize and celebrate the culture, history, and contributions of Hispanic and Latin Americans of today and yesterday. Latinitas by Juliet Menéndez Short, snappy, age-appropriate biographies highlight the contributions of 40 women from Latin American countries or of Latin American heritage. From the 1600s…
Book Corner: Cafe Book program begins new year
August has seen the kick-off of the school year and of Cafe Book, the long-standing partnership between school and public librarians where, at the 17 participating middle schools, 7th and 8th grade students engage in lively and thoughtful discussions about books from a list of selected titles. Ranging from real-life stories to fantasy and science…
Book Corner: Getting Into a Back to School State of Mind
The start of the school year is coming up fast, and as we prepare for the practical needs of our kids like supplying them with shoes, pencils, and backpacks, it is also important to prepare our kids emotionally. Change is hard for people of all ages, and many children will have some big emotions as…
Book Corner: Picture books show what makes summer special
For me, July 4th always feels like the midpoint of summer, when my family has already been able to enjoy the weather and hopefully some time off, and we are planning how to fill the remaining weeks with memorable and fun experiences. Picture books for children may inspire some fun or may allow you to…
Book Corner: Soak up the joys of summer reading
I know I am not alone in saying that summer is my favorite time of year. I love summer not only for the obvious reasons (warm weather, beach, hiking) but because it is Summer Reading time! Summer Reading gives us all the opportunity to encourage children and teens to read for pleasure, to prevent learning…
Book Corner: Another Chapter Closes for Café Book
We’ve just wrapped up another successful year of Café Book, the partnership between school librarians and librarians from Central Rappahannock Regional Library that brings engaging books and book-related discussion into Fredericksburg-area middle schools. Seventh and eighth graders at seventeen area schools met during their lunch period to discuss books from a list of fourteen titles…
Book Corner: Poems to Share with Young Children
CRRL Youth Services Coordinator Darcie Caswell shares some favorite poetry books for children.
Book Corner: Children’s books put spotlight on fascinating, inspiring women
Women’s History Month is a chance to highlight children’s books about remarkable women, both well-known and not, who made significant contributions in their fields, paved the way for women who came after them, or simply led fascinating lives. The names of male leaders of the American colonial and revolutionary eras are well known. But there…
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