Recently, my 4-year-old daughter decided she was done with princesses and moving on to bugs. Not beautiful butterflies and cute ladybugs. No, she was not completely and utterly in love with spiders. Bedtime reading was no longer about “Pinkalicious.” Now, she wanted books filled with spiders, preferably black widows. Oftentimes,…
The American Library Association (ALA) bestows many awards upon books for children, the most notable being the Newbery Medal and the Caldecott Medal. Did you know that there are many other awards given by ALA? My personal favorite is the Schneider Family Book Award. To quote the ALA website, “The…
This past November, I happened upon a middle grade book with a fantastic cover. One of the main characters shares my daughter Fiona’s name so I decided to make this my next book to read. Little did I know that I would be going down a rabbit hole that would…
Fiction is the section with stories, and non-fiction is the section with facts and figures. True or false? Believe it or not, this is actually false. Not everything in the non-fiction section of the library is factual. You will find folklore, fairy tales, religious parables, ghost stories, poetry, and UFO…
Is your child required to read 20-30 minutes every day for school? Does it take more time to argue with your kid about reading than the actual amount of reading required? Do you worry that they are learning to hate reading at such a young age? I’m going to share…
Miss Angie here. I work at Canyon Country Library, and I lead the 2’s and 3’s Storytimes. They are Monday and Wednesday at 9:30. As a Children’s Librarian, I have a lot of responibilities at the library. I help maintain our collection of kids books. I help kids find that…
Do you feel your baby or toddler is falling behind his peers? Do you look at baby milestone charts with dread, worrying about every little skill your child doesn’t have yet? Do you feel your child is regressing, not progressing? You are not alone. There is support for you here…
This month, I will focus on fantasy books for middle grade readers. These are for kids who are not ready to jump into Harry Potter but are definitely headed in that direction. Both of these books are available at Santa Clarita Public Library. “Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures” by…
Angie’s Book Talk Corner is a place for highlighting books for our middle grade readers. These are kids who have moved past “Rainbow Fairies” and “Magic Treehouse” and are looking for a more challenging book. All of these books have been personally read by me and can be checked out…
Have your kids lost their motivation to read this summer? Would they prefer life in front of a screen? Want to try something new and, perhaps, get them excited about reading again? Currently, front and center on our Kids’ Space, you will see this link. When you click on that…
