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Tomorrow is Read Across America Day! What are you reading? Whether you’re reading to a group or a single child, we have some suggestions! (Find Storytime Tips for some of these on the Talk, Play, Teach, Share Page of the website!)
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 We've just received word that Dare to Dream ... Change the World has been selected as a winner for the 2013 Notable Books for a Global Society Award! This award is given by Children´s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association and is not only a tremendous honor, but also a significant factor in library collection decisions.
According to the chair, the committee "... really appreciated the uniqueness of this book and the contribution it makes toward global and diverse children's literature." Reviews of the 2013 winners will be published in an upcoming edition of The Dragon Lode education journal and the group's website. (We'll let you know as soon as they're posted!) Dare to Dream ... Change the World is one of three Kane Miller titles to have received this prestigious nod. New Clothes for New Year's Day and The No. 1 Car Spotter have also been winners.  Now young hockey fans can experience the nervous excitement of joining a new hockey team – from new uniforms to new friends to that first game and breakfast afterwards – right along with Drew and his teammates in this just-released Storytime App where interactive elements make A Hockey Story come alive on your iPad. Author Richard Torrey, son of Hockey Hall-of-Famer Bill Torrey, has succeeded in capturing the emotions of the young sports enthusiast in his series of sports books for Kane Miller. Watch for the app of A Football Story to be released soon!   Jack Russell appreciates dog biscuits (which he calls “special biscuits”) every day! But he does like “unspecial biscuits” (cookies!) too. He’s nosing out some stolen ones in The Buried Biscuits from the fun mystery series Jack Russell: Dog Detective. These books are doggone good!  Demibooks' Storytime 1.4 is now available in the App Store. Upgrade now!
You won't want to miss some new Kane Miller book apps coming soon!  Librarians looking for wholesome coming-of-age novels can find just that in Lucy’s story in A Voice for Kanzas.
This adventure may have a historic setting, but the themes of defining oneself and one’s place in the world are universal. So ... you're not in Kansas? Your library still needs this book! The Kiss the Book reviewer agrees!  Since today is Love Your Pet day we're celebrating just a few of the wonderful Kane Miller books about pets! (Of course we all love our pets every day – even when they're just a little bit naughty, right?) Raja loves red … we love him … and so will you!     School Library Journal is the final authority for many librarians which makes this new SLJ review praising
The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Firebird important to your customers … and to you! Oluwalase Babatunde Benson is the No. 1 car spotter in his small African village. He lives together with the other children, the women, and the elderly. Most of the people rely on their own goats, and on selling food to passersby in order to make a living. No. 1 may be the best at spotting cars, but he does not excel at things he is supposed (sic) good at, like using a slingshot accurately or staying quiet when the elders are talking. He is, however, a problem solver. When he can’t hit a leopard with his slingshot and prevent it from taking his family’s goats, he comes up with an even better solution involving his grandfather’s shirt, and some chili pepper soup. When travelers’ cars get stuck because of the rains, No. 1 uses his invention of the “Cow-rolla” to ferry them to dry land. The language in this collection of stories is that of storytelling. While it may stutter on the page, it is clear that reading it aloud would be not only entertaining, but magical as well. Sharing it would also provide the opportunity to explain some of the inevitable questions that children would have about No. 1’s friends’ names (Coca Cola, Nike, Emergency) and the bigger idea of Westernization, culture, and community. The text is peppered with a good number of illustrations that add humor and move the story along. Even though No. 1’s living situation is different from that of many children, readers will identify with his can-do spirit and enthusiasm.  How did the American public know what George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and the other U.S. Presidents looked like?
Find the answers in What Does The President Look Like? A great book – and Storytime app! – to share today ... and any day!  North Carolina teacher/blogger loves this book ...
and so will you! "I usually know an exceptional bedtime book and this is one. It also works at other times of the day as well." NC Teacher Stuff The reviewer goes on to praise the language and artwork and shares some ideas for classroom extensions. "This is a book that I could read over and over again with a child and not get tired of it." |
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