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July 2004
Volume VII, Issue 6 |
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Welcome to the Annual Holiday Preview issue of Children’s & Teen Librarian where you get an early look at the books celebrating Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and many other Fall holidays through reviews and Quicklists.
Also in this issue, we say farewell to beloved author Paula Danziger with fond remembrances by her friends and fellow children’s book advocates Brian Selznick and Bruce Coville. This month’s In-side Story takes us behind the scenes of Tom Chapin’s recording of The Train They Call the City of New Orleans.
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| Quicklists |
Click here to leap of our “list of lists” page featuring titles on these topics:
- Halloween
- Thanksgiving
- Autumn Jewish Holidays
- Other Fall Holidays
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Holidays on Audio
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| The In-side Story |
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He has twice won the Grammy® for spoken word audio for children. Find out why Tom Chapin was the only real choice for speaking and singing The Train They Call the City of New Orleans for the Live Oak Media Music Makers audiobook set.
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| In Memoriam: Paula Danziger |
The vibrant author of dozens of books for young people of all ages passed away on Thursday, July 8. She will be missed, not just for her way with words but for her deep understanding of her audience, her ceaseless encouragement to a generation of authors and illustrators, and her inimitable sense of style. For thoughts on this grande dame of children’s letters and thoughts from her friend Brian Selznick, please click here.
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| Collection Suggestions |
As always in our Annual Holiday Preview issue, we’re all about books about celebrations and a bevy of reviewers share their favorites of the coming season ranging from Patricia Polacco’s An Orange for Frankie to Stan Lee’s Superhero Christmas.
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| Kids PICKS Highlights |
ChromaChoice enables viewers to toggle between black and white and color for classic films. Also, check out The Groovaloos, Nick Jr. Baby, and Pee Wee Herman.
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| Storytime Stars: Harvesting Stories About Bread by Tracy Taylor, MLS |
I like bread. There is something so wonderful about its taste, smell, and texture. While man may not live on bread alone, there is something to be said about the importance of bread, even in today’s low-carb world. The ritual of making bread is celebrated in the gentle lullaby Blue Bowl Down: An Appalachian Rhyme by C.M. Millen and featuring delightful collage illustrations.
Some people might consider bread a very narrow topic on which to base a storytime, yet, there are quite a few options around. Consider including Sun Bread by Elisa Kleven and The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord and Janet Burroway. Sun Bread has a rhyming text that flows easily from the tongue, telling the story of a baker who brings the sun back out after a long cold winter. The Giant Jam Sandwich takes us to a town who traps four million wasps who invaded their town one summer with–what else?–jam on bread. More.
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| "life and home." — Paula Danziger |
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