Friends Forever: In Life and In Picture Books
At this busy time in my life, I’m starting to realize the true importance of friendship even though I have never had less time to devote to it. My closest…
Book Nutrition: Different Ways to Feed the Brain
Recently, the staff in the Children’s Room has been noticing a trend in children’s and young adult literature: lots of adults take out and read books traditionally written for young…
YA: For Teens or Adults?
One of my favorite responsibilities as a youth services librarian is choosing new young adult books to purchase for the library’s expanding collection. Young adult books (or YA as we…
The Battle for the Newbery Award
“If something bad is happening to a child in a book, that book will win the Newbery”, a veteran children’s librarian complained to me once. And I can’t deny it.…
Books in the Time of Exhaustion
Every expectant mother goes through a period of anxiety when she imagines what life will be like after the baby arrives. Will anything be the same? It’s one of those…