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This page is dedicated to providing thoughtful book reviews and recommendations for children and teens. I will try to include a combination of classics and modern literature, although I anticipate focusing more heavily on the former. My goal is to frequently post reviews for a variety of genres and age levels.

Monday, April 4, 2011

National Library Week (April 10-16)

In honor of National Library Week, I thought I would review a few picture books that are library-themed. Here are a few that my children have discovered and enjoyed. Happy reading!

The Library
Author: Sarah Stewart
Illustrator: David Small
Age Level: 4-8 years

Elizabeth Brown loves to read – in fact, that’s all she does. She collects books until she eventually realizes that her house couldn’t possibly hold even one more. She donates her books to the town to establish a free public library so that everyone can enjoy reading them as much as she has.

Library Mouse
Author & Illustrator: Daniel Kirk
Age Level: 4-8 years

Sam is a library mouse who decides to write some books of his own. As each new book is discovered, the librarian becomes more intrigued, wondering who this new author could be. She invites Sam to appear at a Meet-the-Author event. Sam isn't convinced that would be a good idea (he is a mouse after all), but he does have another idea. Why not find a way to encourage the children to become authors themselves!

Our Library
Author: Eve Bunting
Illustrator: Maggie Smith
Age Level: 3-6 years

The story of a raccoon and his friends who set out to save their library which is in danger of being closed. They use books and ingenuity to meet each new challenge and eventually find the perfect solution.

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