The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner My rating: 5 of 5 stars middle grade A school uninvited Kate Messner from an author visit because her latest book, The Seventh Wish, deals with substance abuse. My father is an addict. I felt all of the fear, anger, and disappointment that Charlie feels when her sister’s heroin… Continue reading #BookReview: The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner
Has your library caught the fever that is Pokémon Go? This phenomenon is catching fast and is getting people out and engaged in their communities. There are many ways that libraries can harness this power for good for their patrons! Thomas Findley, Adult Services Manager at the Frisco Public Library, gave me permission to share… Continue reading Pokémon Go: What You Need To Know
[This newsletter article is from the July issue of the Connecting Texas Libraries Statewide monthly newsletter. You can sign up for that here.] Y’all Means All Though June was LGBT Pride Month and we were able to celebrate the location of the Stonewall Uprising becoming designated as a National Monument, therecent incident at an Orlando… Continue reading Y’all Means All: Inclusion in our Public Libraries
Gigantosaurus by Jonny Duddle My rating: 5 of 5 stars Published: 2014 Dinosaur version of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Dino moms warn little dinos of Gigantosaurus before they go off and play. Little Ankylosaurus keeps tricking the others by screaming and telling them to run and hide from Gigantosaurus. On the edge of the… Continue reading #PictureBook Review: Gigantosaurus by Jonny Duddle
Dino-Basketball by Lisa Wheeler My rating: 4 of 5 stars Published: 2011 I have to say that I am a little surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. I guess I was thinking it was going to be playing heavily to “boys who love sports and dinosaurs because duh they are boys”. Instead, I… Continue reading #PictureBook Review: Dino-Basketball by Lisa Wheeler
Boy by James Mayhew My rating: 3 of 5 stars Published: 2004 A boy wakes up cold in his cave. He finds several other places to get warm and comfy, but they are already occupied by sabertooth cats, mammoths, or… dinosaurs? Really beautiful illustrations but I had one major issue with this book. A large… Continue reading #PictureBook Review: Boy by James Mayhew
