Dharma the Llama written and illustrated by Matt Cosgrove https://www.mattcosgrovebooks.com This is a wonderful picture book for children who love to read and to promote reading to students. As a teacher librarian, it is a great book to show students all of the exciting places that you can go to in a book. In addition... Continue Reading →
And the winner is...This Small Blue Dot by Zeno Sworder! I read this book when it was released last year and I knew that it was a special book. I predicted that it would be nominated for CBCA Book Week and am thrilled that it won CBCA 2021 Book of the year: New Illustrator! The... Continue Reading →
#CBCA2021#ownwow CBCA Book Week 2021 - the jewel 💎 in the librarian's crown is approaching with speed! Despite widespread lockdowns affecting many, book week is going ahead on 21-27 August 2021. It might be a different type of Book Week but it certainly doesn't need to be boring! It is the perfect time to bring... Continue Reading →
Maggie-Jean Douglas is the winner of the National NAIDOC poster competition for 2021. Her breathtaking artwork tells the story of the many ways country provides healing. The vivid colours and different landscapes of red dirt, green grass, bush land and coastal areas are stunning to observe.
I knew this book was going to be a winner! I love the illustrations; evoking emotions from young and old, Zeno takes us into a world of wonder and exploration. The look of joy on the face of the main character; a little girl with a new baby sibling, gave me feelings of warmth and... Continue Reading →
If school librarians facilitate student-led inquiry at least weekly, that dramatically improves the odds that students have been taught the full range of essential information literacy skills. /https://kappanonline.org/linking-librarians-inquiry-learning-information-literacy-lance-maniotes/ Data collected in 2017-18 by the Colorado State Library from the state’s certified school librarians indicated that school librarians who promoted student-led inquiry at least weekly —... Continue Reading →
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I write southern historical fiction, local history, and I've written a devotional book. The two novels I'm writing are set in Virginia and the Carolinas in the 1760s. My weekly blog started out to follow my journey as a writer and a reader, but in 2025 it has been greatly expanded to include current events and politics in the United States as I see our democracy under attack from within. The political science major in me cannot sit idly by and remain silent.
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