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April is National Garden Month
April supposedly brings ‘showers’ (in Minnesota, more like snow showers), which in turn will bring ‘May flowers.’ In order to get those beautiful May flowers, you need to start gardening now since...
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Picture Books on Grief and Loss
As adults, we have all lost someone we loved, but teachers and media specialists and daycare providers sometimes have to help a child who has experienced a loss for the first time—the death of a...
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Back to School
I hope Books in Bloom readers are settling into the new school year nicely. Here in our office, the new school year means we are busy with collection development requests from schools across the...
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Mock ALA Awards – Lindsey’s Picks
When Kristin first suggested selecting our own nominees for the ALA awards, I was excited. But then came the agony of narrowing down all the wonderful and fantastic books that came out this year to a...
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Women’s History Month
What do Amelia Earhart, Sandra Day O’Connor and Dr. Sally K. Ride all have in common? They were all women that made a difference in women’s history. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo...
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Back to School Contest – Closed
Now that school is back in session, what better way to celebrate than a contest?! What will you win? Two lucky people will win autographed copies of Carmen Agra Deedy’s new book Return of the Library...
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Tweaking Fairy Tales in Picture Books
Kids will get a kick out of the twists to three familiar fairy tales in these new picture books. The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas by Tony Wilson (ill. by Sue DeGennaro). 2012. 9781561456352....
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Getting Ready for April is Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, and it is just around the corner! I’ve found quite a few excellent poetry titles that have been published since last April, and picked out a few to share. Enjoy!...
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We have a new baby! Hurray?
Adding a new baby to the family is a wonderful experience…unless, of course, you are the older brother or sister. This picture was snapped at the moment that my older son Alex met his new sibling. Alex...
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We are all part of the human family
Human rights and respect for others are values we want to instill in our children. As we grew up in the fifties, my parents taught us The Golden Rule of “Do unto others as you would have them do unto...
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Tracey’s Favorite Picture Books of 2015
I love picture books! I loved to read them aloud when I was a primary teacher, a mother, and a daycare mom. Each year so many excellent ones are published, and it is not an easy job to winnow them down...
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All Dogs Go to Heaven
I am a dog person (check out my other doggy posts here and here). No apologies, no regrets—well, except maybe for the “lived-on” look of my couch. And while I love the look of many breeds (my favorites...
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Talk Like An Animal
When animals talk in an easy picture book, they often do so to teach us human values or lessons in proper behavior. Such is the case with the picture books listed below, all of which are new...
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The Duo Behind Fault Lines in the Constitution: Guest Post by Cynthia...
We have been hearing a lot of debate about the Constitution lately—what the original writers meant, what it means for us today. This blogger remembers learning about the Constitution in history class...
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50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing Celebrated through Books
Recently, my dad asked me “Katy, where were you when the U.S. landed on the moon?” I laughed out loud, reminding him I wasn’t born … yet. I was born just a few months after we landed on the moon, in...
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