Holy smokies, folks, am I excited to share today’s guest post! You all know I love me some storytime book lists. Today I am happy to feature guest blogger Kate Davis. Kate is a storytime ninja, global literature fangirl, and agent of early literacy advocacy. She is based in San Diego. And she is here… Continue reading Global Storytime Picture Books
Month: January 2018
LSC Journal Club: January 2018 Recap: Educational Apps
On Sunday we had our second Vancouver Library Services for Children Journal Club meeting. Have you heard about the LSC Journal Club? My friend Christie and I started it as a way to promote research-based library service and professional development opportunities for anyone serving children in libraries. In November we discussed executive function and this… Continue reading LSC Journal Club: January 2018 Recap: Educational Apps
Guest Post: Turning Infant Care Into Early Literacy Brain Development
My friend Kate Lowe is back with another guest post! Seriously, everyone, this woman is good. In case you missed it the first time, Kate Lowe works as a children’s librarian in Vancouver, BC. She enjoys testing out new storytime material on her 4 year old son. She is also living proof that anyone can… Continue reading Guest Post: Turning Infant Care Into Early Literacy Brain Development
2017 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
Hello, 2018! I am delighted that my first post of the year is one that I look forward to writing for many months. I’ve been keeping track of all the great picture books that work well in a storytime setting published in 2017. I try these books out with groups of different sizes and different… Continue reading 2017 Favourite Storytime Picture Books