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2011 Caldecott Medal Winner!

I am adding these books to my want gotta have list as well. The information was taken from ALSC.

The 2011 Caldecott Medal winner is A Sick Day for Amos McGee, illustrated by Erin E. Stead, written by Philip C. Stead. A Neal Porter Book, published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing.

In . . . → Read More: 2011 Caldecott Medal Winner!

About Pammy Pam

Pammy Pam is an educator librarian who is drawn to the little ones. In her purse you’ll find a cup of coffee, a book, and her iPhone. She loves social media, writing book reviews, and curating children’s literature. She is an information specialist, maven, connector, coffee drinker.

Newbery Award Winner 2011

The 2011 Newbery Awards were announced this week and I’m excited to see what they are (and of course, get my hands on them).  Here’s what the ALSC had to say:

The 2011 Newbery Medal winner is Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool, published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, . . . → Read More: Newbery Award Winner 2011

About Pammy Pam

Pammy Pam is an educator librarian who is drawn to the little ones. In her purse you’ll find a cup of coffee, a book, and her iPhone. She loves social media, writing book reviews, and curating children’s literature. She is an information specialist, maven, connector, coffee drinker.

Wordless Wednesday – Hey Diddle Diddle

About Pammy Pam

Pammy Pam is an educator librarian who is drawn to the little ones. In her purse you’ll find a cup of coffee, a book, and her iPhone. She loves social media, writing book reviews, and curating children’s literature. She is an information specialist, maven, connector, coffee drinker.

Mail | Twitter | Facebook . . . → Read More: Wordless Wednesday – Hey Diddle Diddle

About Pammy Pam

Pammy Pam is an educator librarian who is drawn to the little ones. In her purse you’ll find a cup of coffee, a book, and her iPhone. She loves social media, writing book reviews, and curating children’s literature. She is an information specialist, maven, connector, coffee drinker.

Sarah, Plain and Tall and Feminism

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

“Did mama sing every day?” asked Caleb. “Every-single-day?” He sate close to the fire, his chin in his hand.  It was dusk, and the dogs lay beside him on the warm hearthstones.

Somehow in my reading lifetime I missed Sarah, Plain and Tall; I recently discovered this gem and . . . → Read More: Sarah, Plain and Tall and Feminism

About Pammy Pam

Pammy Pam is an educator librarian who is drawn to the little ones. In her purse you’ll find a cup of coffee, a book, and her iPhone. She loves social media, writing book reviews, and curating children’s literature. She is an information specialist, maven, connector, coffee drinker.

Multicultural book WANT GOTTA HAVE

Has there ever been a book that you’ve been dying to get but because of your already long TBR list you put off? Yes? Well here are two that are on my list; one new and one not so new:

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part time Indian by Sherman Alexie.  Here’s what SLJ had . . . → Read More: Multicultural book WANT GOTTA HAVE

About Pammy Pam

Pammy Pam is an educator librarian who is drawn to the little ones. In her purse you’ll find a cup of coffee, a book, and her iPhone. She loves social media, writing book reviews, and curating children’s literature. She is an information specialist, maven, connector, coffee drinker.

It’s my birthday and a Secret…

In honor of my birthday I am sharing a secret.  I am a Jane Austen devotee. Yep, I said it. I love me some Jane Austen. Mostly I love Pride and Prejudice. I am a big fan of the book and I even like some of the movie versions that are out there.  Now I know . . . → Read More: It’s my birthday and a Secret…

About Pammy Pam

Pammy Pam is an educator librarian who is drawn to the little ones. In her purse you’ll find a cup of coffee, a book, and her iPhone. She loves social media, writing book reviews, and curating children’s literature. She is an information specialist, maven, connector, coffee drinker.

Multicultural Holiday Books – Kwanzaa

Sure, the holidays are over but you can always keep this multicultural holiday book in mind for future use:

My First Kwanzaa Book by Deborah M. Newton Chocolate, Illustrated by Cal Massey

The illustrations in this delightful book are reminiscent of the bright colors of Kwanzaa.

This picture book . . . → Read More: Multicultural Holiday Books – Kwanzaa

About Pammy Pam

Pammy Pam is an educator librarian who is drawn to the little ones. In her purse you’ll find a cup of coffee, a book, and her iPhone. She loves social media, writing book reviews, and curating children’s literature. She is an information specialist, maven, connector, coffee drinker.

Multicultural e-books for kids

If your kids are online and looking for books to read, why not try a digital library?

Here’s one I think is interesting:

International Children’s Digital Library

located at

http://en.childrenslibrary.org/

The mission of the International Children’s Digital Library Foundation (ICDL Foundation) is to support the world’s . . . → Read More: Multicultural e-books for kids

About Pammy Pam

Pammy Pam is an educator librarian who is drawn to the little ones. In her purse you’ll find a cup of coffee, a book, and her iPhone. She loves social media, writing book reviews, and curating children’s literature. She is an information specialist, maven, connector, coffee drinker.

Winter Resources for the Little Ones

Here are some resources about winter that I think are especially fun:

THE MITTEN (tune: Farmer in the Dell)
The mitten on the ground.
The mitten on the ground.
Heigh-ho! It’s cold outside.
The mitten on the ground.

The (mole) snuggles in.
The (mole) snuggles in.
Heigh-ho! It’s cold outside.
The (mole) snuggles in.
(After the last animal, all pretend to sneeze and fall out of . . . → Read More: Winter Resources for the Little Ones

About Pammy Pam

Pammy Pam is an educator librarian who is drawn to the little ones. In her purse you’ll find a cup of coffee, a book, and her iPhone. She loves social media, writing book reviews, and curating children’s literature. She is an information specialist, maven, connector, coffee drinker.

2011 80s & 90s Reading Challenge

I am excited to be participating in

YA of the 80s and 90s Reading Challenge hosted by The Book Vixen

The challenge is to only read books that were published in the 80s and 90s, which sounds great to me, since I was a teenager in the 80s . . . → Read More: 2011 80s & 90s Reading Challenge

About Pammy Pam

Pammy Pam is an educator librarian who is drawn to the little ones. In her purse you’ll find a cup of coffee, a book, and her iPhone. She loves social media, writing book reviews, and curating children’s literature. She is an information specialist, maven, connector, coffee drinker.