As I mentioned in the New Picture Books post, these are books I heard about in a recent workshop I went to called “What’s New in Children’s Literature”. They are all available in both the Dutile and Kennedy libraries. I’ll keep them out of general circulation for a little while if any of you want to borrow [...]
Last November I attended a workshop entitled “What’s New in Children’s Literature” by Dr. Peggy Sharp. I came back with a lot of great book titles, and was fortunate enough to receive money from the generous Chris Balzotti (Dutile) and David Marble (Kennedy) to buy some new books for the library. I thought this would be [...]
It seems as though books about animals are more likely to become classics. Charlotte’s Web, Black Beauty, National Velvet, Stuart Little, The Wind in the Willows…I’m sure you could continue this list for quite a while. Maybe animals are more timeless than humans. Animal books also seem to be frequently made into movies. A recent [...]
