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Category Archives: Blogger Jeanette Larson
A Dia for Everyone
One of the major goals for El día de los niños/El día de los libros is to expand the celebration of languages and literacy to include the many languages and cultures of our diverse country and to highlight the importance … Continue reading
Are you listening?
I have been an avid consumer of audiobooks since I started my professional career. Secret: I never took children’s literature in library school. It was never offered at the times when I could attend classes 45 miles and a 90 … Continue reading
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
I admit that I’m not much for Christmas songs and carols but one of my favorite tunes for this time of the year is “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?,”especially if it is sung by Harry Connick, Jr. I … Continue reading
Storytime Gangnam Style
It’s hard to avoid the latest viral video that has spawned a ton of parodies and comical dance moves. A few weeks ago I was on a cruise ship and Gangnam was the hit of the karaoke club. The original … Continue reading
Dear Teen Jeanette
On October 30th, Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves edited by Miranda Kenneally and E. Kristin Anderson, was published. It is a book of letters from 70 different authors to their teenage selves. The publisher offered an opportunity to bloggers … Continue reading
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Poetry Fridays
Many teachers and librarians use poetry as a means to teach and encourage reading and over the years I’ve seen a lot of creative and interesting ways to include poetry in the classroom and library. Some methods strive to make … Continue reading
National Hispanic Heritage Month and Dia
I’ve always been a little more attuned to Mexico’s Independence Day than might be expected because it is also my birthday. But I recently found out that September 16, along with the independence days for six other Latin American countries, … Continue reading
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Polyglot Books
For years librarians have sought out bilingual books–books that included both English and another language. We continue to do so and, in fact, several recent posts on listservs have asked for potential sources for these bilingual books. They are seen … Continue reading
