Yes, I’m the crazy one who woke up at 5:30 in the morning to listen to the awards announcements! Can we say excited?!!! Glad I’m not the only one who woke up crazy. Twitter was full of excitement.
The American Library Association (ALA) made it’s announcement of the top books, video and audiobooks for children and [...]
I’ve haven’t been this excited for award season before! Since the inception of this blog, I’ve been reading a lot more books that were published this past year. Although, I haven’t read nearly all the books getting Newbery buzz, I was curious to see how some of my favorites would do. So without further ado [...]
I did it! I read a total of eight books in eight days for Banned Books Week! Granted they were short and some I barely got in my review before midnight but it was so much fun!
A quick recap of what I read and reviewed:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Julie of the Wolves by [...]
(image from Banned Books Week website)
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read starts today through October 4th. This annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted.
From the ALA website:
BBW celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered [...]
It’s National Library Week! First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support.
I’d like to give a [...]
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