Abby the Librarian

Last year, we had a ton of fun at our Mock Caldecott party and I'm really hoping to make this an annual tradition. In January, I'll...

On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne , illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky . Grades 2 and up. Chronicle Books, A...

Here's what I shared with my Afterschool groups this month: Animals Should Definitely NOT Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett, illustr...

The Dolphins of Shark Bay by Pamela S. Turner , with photographs by Scott Tuason . Grades 4-8. HMH Books for Young Readers, November 2013...

Horror's not normally my thing. While I enjoyed it as a young adult*, it's not a genre to which I gravitate anymore. Which is why I ...

Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer's Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits by Donalyn Miller with Susan Kelley. Adult (pr...

Today I'm over at the ALSC Blog sharing some ideas for Thanksgiving storytimes! Please click through and check it out; I'd love to ...

This month was a little crazy with a 2-week Fall Break in the middle of the month and then our community's annual Lights On Afterschool ...

Last week we had our second Preschool Lab program and we talked about changing leaves. This was a fun program that can be done on a shoestri...

With Halloween coming up, we dedicated this month to scary stories for our Reading Wildly program. Knowing that my staff members have dif...