The BK Club

Today is a day to celebrate all things fairy!  It is International Fairy Day!  Fairies can be found in abundance these days in books and movies.  We have some absolutely gorgeous fairy books here in the Children’s Room.  One of my favorites is Come to the Fairy’s Ball by Jane Yolen.  It’s the story of [...]

Did you see the Red Sox rally last night to beat the Yankees on Opening Day?  It really was an amazing night for baseball!  Now that the season has begun it seems summer is just around the corner, especially with the weather we are having.  There are a lot of baseball books, fiction and non-fiction, [...]

Ok…if you know who Randolph Caldecott is raise your hand!  (Picture me in your head waving my hand wildly…)  Randolph Caldecott was a british artist/illustrator who greatly influenced illustration of children’s books during the 19th century.  People eagerly awaited two books illustrated by him, priced at a shilling each, which were published each Christmas for [...]

“Who’s your favorite author or illustrator?”  As Children’s Librarians we are asked this question a lot.  It is hard for me to choose just one.  I like things about many authors writings.  I often like one book or story from an author but not every book they have written.  Sometimes it depends on the genre, [...]

  We are halfway through the first month of the new year.  Remember those New Year’s resolutions?  Are you still following them?  In this new book Today I will:  a year of quotes, notes, and promises to myself by Eileen and Jerry Spinelli,  you will find a chronological list of famous quotes from children’s literature, [...]