Guest Post by Austin Author Cynthia Leitich Smith This is the second week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful new and classic picture books to read, visit bookpeople.com. Previous posts in … Continue reading Cynthia Leitich Smith: “This Book is For You”
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Modern First Library Guest Post: Cynthia Leitich Smith
Guest Post by Austin Author Cynthia Leitich Smith This is the second week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children's literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. Author Chris Barton shared his thoughts last week here and here. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful new and … Continue reading Modern First Library Guest Post: Cynthia Leitich Smith
A Modern First Library List from Chris Barton
Guest Post by Austin Author Chris Barton ___________________________________ I can’t promise that the titles on my list for Modern First Library will sound as fresh to parents on their twentieth reading as they do on their first one. But in putting my list together, I strove to remember how fun it was when the words … Continue reading A Modern First Library List from Chris Barton
Introducing BookPeople’s Modern First Library
~post by BookPeople's Children's Book Buyer, Meghan G. I am thrilled to announce the launch of BookPeople's Modern First Library initiative. Under the banner of this program, we will be featuring a broad range of books, new and old, that we think belong on the shelves of the very youngest readers. BookPeople is committed to … Continue reading Introducing BookPeople’s Modern First Library
Amazing Adventures
School will be out soon and it will be time for kids of all ages to embark on another great summer adventure. BookKids staff suggest some great adventure stories to get the summer started off on a high note. We also have these books and many more on display in BookKids this month. JOHN G. … Continue reading Amazing Adventures
Nurturing Adults in Kids Books
With Mother's Day around the corner, and Father's Day not too far off, we in BookKids turned our thoughts to parents, or parental figures, in children's literature. As we thought about parents and caregivers we at first only succeeded in naming a bunch of books where there are no parents or the parental figures are completely … Continue reading Nurturing Adults in Kids Books
Books, Undercover
~post by Ellen, BookKids Inventory Manager First, a little bit of terminology. The outside of a hardcover book is called the case. Often, the case is either a plain unembellished color or, as with picture books, the case will be printed with the exact same image as the one on the dust jacket, or jacket … Continue reading Books, Undercover
BookKids April Staff Spotlight: Ellen!
~post by Ellen, BookKids Inventory Manager A new feature in BookKids is the Staff Spotlight display. Each month, a staff member will have complete control over one of the full displays in the children’s department. The books in this display are completely the choice of the featured staff member. So far, the displays have included a … Continue reading BookKids April Staff Spotlight: Ellen!
BookPeople Review: THE LAST WILD – Adventure, Compassion & A Talking Cockroach
The Last Wild by Piers Torday Reviewed by Arian B. Full disclosure, I love animals. Pretty much any kind. Even the ones that a lot of people think are gross. I'm the person at a party who will go sit with the host's cat/dog/bunny/chicken and be totally happy and content. As a child I obsessed over … Continue reading BookPeople Review: THE LAST WILD – Adventure, Compassion & A Talking Cockroach
Winter Reads for Youngsters
(post by Meghan G., Children's & YA Book Buyer) The recent blast of winter chill reminds us that, while temperatures don't often dip below freezing in Austin, it's still winter, and you never know. Being from the north, Austin's infrequent cold snaps always put me in the mood to read some of my favorite wintry … Continue reading Winter Reads for Youngsters
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