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... | New Books
for Tried & True Themes |
| Discover Dewey | Picture
Books for the Older Set |
Introducing…Poetry
Not only is April National Poetry Month, but poetry is a great way to introduce all kinds of subjects so celebrate with the young children in your life.
Poetry by the nation’s first Children’s Poet Laureate – Jack Prelutsky
The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders
In Aunt Giraffe’s Green Garden
Me I Am!
New Kid on the Block
Scranimals
Just Plain Silly Poetry
The “Corn” Books - James Stevenson (Corn Chowder, Corn-Fed, Candy Corn and Sweet Corn)
Because I Could Not Stop My Bike and Other Poems – Karen Jo Shapiro
If I Were In Charge The Rules Would Be Different! – James Proimos
Tie Your Socks and Clap Your Feet – Lenny Hort
Just about anything by Shel Silverstein
Family Poetry
Oh, Brother! - Nikki Grimes
Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Collection of Family Poems – Mary Ann Hoberman
Grandparent Poems – John Micklos, Jr.
Historical Poetry
Johnny Appleseed – Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet
LIVES Poems About Famous Americans – Lee Bennett Hopkins
Home on the Range: Cowboy Poetry – Paul B. Janeczko
Liberty’s Journey – Kelly DiPucchio
Animal/Nature Poetry
A Chill in the Air: Nature Poems for Fall and Winter – John Frank
Good Dog – May Gottfried
Some Folks Like Cats and Other Poems – Ivy O. Eastwick
Bow Wow Meow Meow – Douglas Florian
Hippopotamus Stew and Other Silly Animal Poems – Joan Horton
The Story Goes On – Aileen Fisher
Bugs Poems About Creeping Things – David Harrison
The Sweet and Sour Animal Book – Langston Hughes
People Poetry
For the Love of the Game: Michael Jordan and Me – Eloise Greenfield
Love to Langston – Tony Medina
Heroes and She-roes: Poems of Amazing and Everyday Heroes – J. Patrick Lewis
Ellington Was Not a Street – Ntozake Shange
Eureka! Poems About Inventors – Joyce Sidman
Styles of Poetry
Tap Dancing on the Roof Sijo (Poems) – Linda Sue Park
Wing Nuts: Screwy Haiku – Paul Janeczko
There Once Was a Very-Odd School and other Lunch Box Limericks – Stephen Krensky
A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems – Paul Janeczko
Neighborhood Odes – Gary Soto
New Books for Tried and True ThemesHaving trouble getting enthusiastic about that farm animal or apple unit? Each month we will list new titles to pique your little ones’ curiosity. |
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Apples Colors Animals/Animal Imitation Lullaby/City/OnomatopoeiaCity Lullaby by Marilyn Singer Returning Popular Characters |
For an First the Egg The Cow That Laid an Egg |
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Bringing the world of information to kids, these selected non-fiction titles may be just what is needed to hook a kid on books. |
In honor of National Poetry Month…
Pizza, Pigs and Poetry: How to Write a Poem by Jack Prelutsky
Inside scoop and advice for kids regarding writing poems by the one only Jack Prelutsky, Children’s Poet Laureate.
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.
These illustrated versions of famous poems are a perfect way to introduce a poetry unit to older kids.
Jabberwocky: the classic poem from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There - reimagined and illustrated by Chistopher Myers
Casey at the Bat : a Ballad of the Republic Sung in the year 1888 - reported by Ernest L. Thayer ; illustrated by Christopher Bing
Paul Revere's Ride / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ; illustrated by Ted Rand
The Spider and the Fly / based on the poem by Mary Howitt ; with illustrations by Tony DiTerlizzi.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening / Robert Frost ; illustrated by Susan Jeffers.
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