School’s First Day of School
Written by: Adam Rex. Illustrated by: Christian Robinson. It’s the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone’s just a little bit nervous, especially… the school. (From GoodReads.)…
Ally-saurus & the First Day of School
Written & illustrated by: Richard Torrey. When Ally roars off to her first day at school, she hopes she’ll meet lots of other dinosaur-mad kids in class. Instead, she’s the…
Big Bad Wolf’s Yom Kippur
…everyone can use Yom Kippur as a day to become better and brighter. Wolf’s not so sure… a big bad wolf can’t become good! Can he? Will helping the girl…
Hanukkah Upside Down
Written by: Elissa Brent Weissman. Illustrated by: Omer Hoffmann. In this delightfully upside-down picture book holiday story, cousins from opposite sides of the globe debate who can celebrate the best…
Beni’s Tiny Tales: Around the Year in Jewish Holidays
…this one-of-a-kind treasury includes homespun family stories, origin notes, craft activities, songs, and recipes for each holiday. With ideas on how to make masks for Purim, recipes to bake fresh…
AB Kids: Halfway through the year Blog Post
…the first sessions where at 1am my time – and now 2am, due to the arrival of daylight savings. At this point, it is a good time to stop and…
What Does Little Crocodile Say?
Written and illustrated by: Eva Montanari. A little crocodile explores the first day of preschool in this colorful, noisy book filled with sounds and new experiences, some wonderful, some not,…
Filipino American History Month: Interview with author Cristina Oxtra Blog Post
…drawing and dreaming of one day being published. She said I would be a journalist one day, since I love to write and talk. After graduating from college in the…
Busy-Eyed Day
…unusual celebration of being observant and keeping an eye out for magic in the everyday world that surrounds us. (From GoodReads.) Credit: Shamekia LaShonda (Storytime Solidarity member). View on goodreads.com…
Celebrating The Coretta Scott King Awards in Libraries Blog Post
…the holiday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day being recognized in 1983 in the U.S. [image_with_animation image_url=”4797″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”] A Story…