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Geography, Part 1

April 8, 2021March 24, 2021 by Heidi Hammond and Gail Nordstrom

Many picture books have anonymous settings, but some include authentic landmarks identifying locations that can be pinpointed on a map. Traveling from west coast to east coast, several Caldecott Award books feature settings in the United States, and we can become armchair travelers through the illustrations.

Grandparents, Part 2

March 7, 2021October 29, 2020 by Heidi Hammond and Gail Nordstrom

Fictional Caldecott grandparents reveal interesting and surprising personalities. While the stories are imaginary, some of the characters are inspired by admired grandparents and mentors.

The BEARdecotts

April 18, 2019March 1, 2019 by Vicki Palmquist

The ALA/ALSC recently announced their Youth Media Awards, resulting in much excitement. The teacher librarians at a Minnesota private school with three campuses help their students look for excellence in children’s books by holding their own award process each year. Called The BEARdecotts, after their school mascot, the educators select books for a short list that they then share with their students over several months, reading aloud, reading individually, making critical analyses, and finally voting on the most worthy books.

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imagine

September 13, 2018September 12, 2018 by Vicki Palmquist

There are times when I open a new book that my pulse quickens and times when I need to be convinced. Sometimes I can sense myself sliding comfortably into the surroundings of a picture book, feeling welcomed, understanding everything about the book because it is so well crafted. That’s this book. First off, this is an autobiography … so as a mentor text it is ideal. … more

Two for the Show

March 8, 2021May 5, 2015 by Marsha Qualey

by Jackie Briggs Martin and Phyllis Root We both love finding forgotten treasures in the “removed from circulation” sections of libraries or in second hand bookstores. Some of these books call to us because we remember them from our childhoods: the Babar books written out in longhand, the Flicka, Ricka, Dicka stories about Swedish triplets, Marcia Brown’s Stone Soup.… more

Geography, Part 1

Grandparents, Part 2

The BEARdecotts

imagine

Two for the Show

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