March is Women’s History Month. As in Black American History Month and Native American Heritage Month, libraries across the United States will feature specialized reading lists, lectures, exhibits, workshops, and cultural events about women this month. Reading a book about women or by a woman, in particular, may not be a part of one’s reading… Read More »
The five-year-old little boy, whom I read to, wants to learn skateboarding, so his mother borrowed EllRay Jakes and the Beanstalk by Sally Warner for me to read to him. The book is illustrated by Brian Biggs. The boy’s mother figured that a story about a boy, who skateboards would inspire her son to learn… Read More »
In observance of Black American History Month, Land of Books and Honey has found this album, Roots: An Anthology of Negro Music in America, by Voices Incorporated on Freegal. This album sounds like an audio and theatrical exhibition of Black American music. This album is an informational and educational recording for a non-Black audience. I… Read More »
In observance of Black American History Month, Land of Books and Honey has found this album, American Negro Slave Songs, by Alex Foster and Michael LaRue on Freegal. This album can be used by educators, parents, students, and artists. This album can be used for academic research as a secondary source. If you have access… Read More »
February is Black American History Month. Your local library may feature a collection of books, a display of old photographs, historic documents, lectures, creative workshops, and/or performances for the occasion. Check your local library’s website and online calendar to find out what it is doing for Black American History Month. Also, your library’s website may… Read More »
Two kids and I went to the library a few weeks ago to get a book about how planes fly. The library was a small branch. It was difficult to find a children’s book about airplanes. Several children’s books about flight and aircraft had too much text for a five-year-old child to understand. The plan… Read More »
The five-year-old boy, whom I read to, chose The Berenstain Bears and A Job Well Done by Jan and Mike Berenstain at the library for me to borrow and to read to him. This paperback book is very thin with approximately 32 pages. There are colorful illustrations on every page and plenty of text. This… Read More »
The five-year-old boy, whom I read to, picked up The Deadly Double in the library for me to borrow for him. The Deadly Double is a children’s book by David Seidman and illustrated by Erik Doescher, Mike DeCarlo, and Lee Loughridge. It has few colored pictures across five chapters. This is not a children’s picture… Read More »
Have you ever heard the quote, “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers?” If so, do you know where it comes from? Good for you if you do. The quote has been repeated and parodied in movies, television shows, and cartoons. I have heard it for years in entertainment media and have never… Read More »
The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams, was originally published in 1922. For this book review, I listened to an e-audiobook version. When I realized that the e-audiobook was an incomplete version of the original printed story, I borrowed an e-book to read. The Velveteen Rabbit is a classic children’s book. The story is about a… Read More »