Library League - Parents, Teachers & Caregivers

The Library League Newsletter
For Parents, Teachers and Caregivers

Welcome to the Library League Newsletter for Parents, Teachers and Caregivers. Our goals are to introduce you to books and other materials for use at home or in the classroom as well as give you titles to recommend to the most reluctant of readers. Please remember that not all books are meant for all ages or audiences so please review books you wish to use for their appropriateness.

Introducing…Gardens & Gardening

Hands start itching for dirt as the weather turns to spring, so brighten up your home or classroom with these books about gardens and gardening.

Picture Books
My First Garden – Tomek Bogacki
Good Morning, Garden – Barbara Brenner
In the Garden: Who’s Been Here – Lindsay Barrett George
Whose Garden is It? - Mary Ann Hoberman
A Packet of Seeds – Deborah Hopkinson
Lucy’s Secret – Mireille Lewert
Counting in the Garden – Kim Parker
In My Garden: A Counting Book – Ward Schumaker
The Gardener – Sarah Stewart

Non-Fiction
The Young Gardener – Stefant Beverly Buczacki
Jack’s Garden – Henry Cole
Kids Can Press Jumbo Book of Gardening – Karyn Morris
Little Green Thumbs – Mary An Van Hage

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New Books for Tried and True Themes

Having trouble getting enthusiastic about that farm animal or apple unit? Each month we will list new titles to pique your little ones’ curiosity.

With winter weather in the air and static electricity in our hair
now is a perfect time to have a
Hair Raising Story Time!
Wanda and the Wild Hair by Barbara Azore
Cowlick by Christin Ditchfield
Baghead by Jarrett Krosoczka
Bedhead by Margie Palatini
Crazy Hair Day by Barney Saltzberg
Unexpectedly Bad Hair of Barcelona Smith by Keith Graves
I Love My Hair by Natasha Tarpley
There was a Little Girl, She had a Little Curl by Harriet Ziefert

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Picture Books for the Older Set

These too often overlooked books offer some of the best introductions to history, art, sports and more. Each month we highlight titles that can be used in the classroom or at home to spark discussions.
Jon Scieska
The Librarian of Congress recently appointed author Jon Scieszka, the Inaugural National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, in order to raise national awareness of the importance of young people’s literature as it relates to lifelong literacy, education, and the development and betterment of the lives of young people. Many of his titles are picture books at heart but with twists and turns that make older kids laugh out loud.

Baloney (Henry P.)
The Book that Jack Wrote
Cowboy & Octopus
The Frog Prince Continued
Math Curse
Science Verse
Seen Art?
Squids Will be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables
Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by A. Wolf