tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post4560163052072240251..comments2023-11-03T09:34:09.373-04:00Comments on Building Cathedrals:: Librarian For a DayJuris Materhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717212659724234395noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-91727907793417277232009-06-08T13:40:37.239-04:002009-06-08T13:40:37.239-04:00You can check the dollar store and Target's do...You can check the dollar store and Target's dollar section: I've gotten some cute Suzy's zoo and Sesame Street Board Books. Have you thought about having books in another language? IF there any Spanish/French speaking families in town they'd probably love the opportunity to read to their kids in their native language. It can also help older kids learning a 2nd language for the first time.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530295135751672042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-82766373077246172332009-06-08T13:05:57.540-04:002009-06-08T13:05:57.540-04:00tx---I know I'm late to the thread but I have ...tx---I know I'm late to the thread but I have been busy working at my job at our little local library...pretty much sounds exactly the same except we have awesome books :)<br /><br />So I was going to just suggest you give me a call or email me and I'm happy to share some general collection development thoughts & advice.<br /><br />Alice has all my contact info so I won't post it online :)<br />-kateKate E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14211351684708181083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-49457473368069190672009-06-05T12:48:27.291-04:002009-06-05T12:48:27.291-04:00Thank you everyone for the wonderful suggestions! ...Thank you everyone for the wonderful suggestions! I knew that everyone would be hard-pressed to name just one! And thank you for the other great ideas on how our fledgling library can get more books (and offers to donate! I'll be in touch with you soon!) I also need to put some of these books on hold at our non-local library until I can get copies in ours! <br /><br />Bethany--I don't remember anything morally objectionable about the Babysitters Club, but I think it's fluff. Like eating sugar for breakfast. It's sweet, but you won't last very long on it. I think that really beautiful books are really beautiful writing are more likely to inspire children to read more than a flashy Spongebob book. <br /><br />I think one of my picks not mentioned would be something like Elsa Beskow's "Christopher's Harvest" (Not the new mini editions...the illustrations are too small!)texas mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789317984697185260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-73358688042659426622009-06-05T11:44:54.046-04:002009-06-05T11:44:54.046-04:00Definitely, definitely The Clown of God. I still ...Definitely, definitely The Clown of God. I still cry every time I read it. If I had to pick one book for young children, that would be it. I'm choking up just thinking about it. <br /><br />I heartily second the recommendation for the Betsy-Tacy series. I'm in my mid-twenties and still read them regularly. <br /><br />And most definitely, The Hobbit. <br /><br />Can I just say, what an AWESOME job. I love children's literature. I subscribe to C.S. Lewis' view: "I am almost inclined to set it up as a canon that a children’s story which is enjoyed only by children is a bad children’s story."MKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-60302374080221234712009-06-05T09:35:01.655-04:002009-06-05T09:35:01.655-04:00Though it doesn't even have any words, the mos...Though it doesn't even have any words, the most thought-provoking book that my children have enjoyed (they cannot read yet by themselves, mind you) is the book Rainstorm, by Barbara Lehman.Kristihttp://asimplereminder.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-38019253457231128042009-06-05T08:26:26.932-04:002009-06-05T08:26:26.932-04:00The Lion in the Box by Marguerite De Angeli. And ...The Lion in the Box by Marguerite De Angeli. And pretty much anything else by her; she writes well, and the illustrations are beautiful.<br /><br />Also, My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George.Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-80329175255584111282009-06-04T23:34:42.644-04:002009-06-04T23:34:42.644-04:00I second the recommendation for joining Bookmooch....I second the recommendation for joining Bookmooch.com. They have a special category for libraries/charities/non-profits and you can get all sorts of beautiful books for free if people donate points. (You could also trade in some of the dreck for better books that way.)<br /><br />If I could buy 1 picture book I'd get A Child's Calendar by John Updike illustrated by Trina Schartt Hyman. Gorgeous poetry and pictures. Both I and my 3-year old love it but while the poems are child-friendly they are not "kid poems" they hit me too. (Though, I will add the very slight caveat that the setting is very New England and as a kid growing up in Texas the whole 4 season thing kind of escaped me. Living in MA it now makes much more sense.)Melanie Bettinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557248434888642114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-48517441296692903322009-06-04T22:31:32.386-04:002009-06-04T22:31:32.386-04:00Catherine,
I had four under 3, so I am right the...Catherine, <br /><br />I had four under 3, so I am right there with you! After the twins my singletons have seemed so easy! God bless!<br /><br />Mary AliceMary Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10817700792774657398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-13431264155640547222009-06-04T22:29:53.143-04:002009-06-04T22:29:53.143-04:00Mary Jean, do you mean the Goops?Mary Jean, do you mean the Goops?Mary Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10817700792774657398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-50796127189465648252009-06-04T21:53:44.440-04:002009-06-04T21:53:44.440-04:00What a trip down memory lane reading all these tit...What a trip down memory lane reading all these titles has been for this soon to be Grandma!!<br /><br />I loved reading my daughter The Velveteen Rabbit and have already bought my due-any-moment grandson a copy!<br /><br />The Betsy & Tacey Books are great but hard to find. <br /><br />And, has anyone heard of The Gumps? There are several Gump poetry books and they teach manners. My daughter at 22 can still recite some of the poems. They're so much fun and make teaching manners fun. A very hard thing to do!!Mary Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136339020362973461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-76727180267590984602009-06-04T21:08:09.453-04:002009-06-04T21:08:09.453-04:00I totally, totally recommend Miss Rumphius by Barb...I totally, totally recommend Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney.<br /><br />Also, would your library take donations? I've got some doubled books that we received as gifts that are just sitting around unused... Where the Wild Things Are, and stuff like that. Could I mail them to you?<br /><br />I'm a fairly new reader to your blog--I myself have will-be-three-in-September twin girls, a will-be-eighteen-months-when-the-big-girls-are-three baby girl, and am expecting again in December. I'm a convert to the Faith, plan on homeschooling, have an M.A. in photography... anyway, I'm just a girl with some spare books that I'd be happy to send on to you if you could use them.<br /><br />My email is jennyredmann (at) g mail (dot) com. Feel free to drop me a line with a mailing address if you're interested.<br /><br />Thanks for y'all's site!Catharina de Bononiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322041732204252965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-58760671590381250632009-06-04T17:08:16.764-04:002009-06-04T17:08:16.764-04:00Oh what to pick! There are so many classics, but ...Oh what to pick! There are so many classics, but I would actually steer away from getting too many Dr. Suess, or Shel Silverstein, or Goodnight Moon types of books, because, honestly, most people either have them already. <br /><br />So the trick, now, will be to find the new classics. I'd recommend:<br /><br />Little Pea, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal<br /><br />The Wainscott Weasel by Tor Seideler<br /><br />Sophie's Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli<br /><br />The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson<br /><br />Bruno Munari's recently republished ZOO and ALPHABET (Chronicle Books)<br /><br />And THE WONDERFUL O, by James Thurber<br /><br />I run a Children's book blog, if you want some more suggestions:<a href="www.littlelambbooks.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Little Lamb Books</a>Margaret E. Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02456415128022337246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-23034132035838760112009-06-04T16:07:28.304-04:002009-06-04T16:07:28.304-04:00Juris Mater, you're a scream. Gotta check out...Juris Mater, you're a scream. Gotta check out Captain Underpants.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422448051696444242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-5550191238531412382009-06-04T14:19:04.532-04:002009-06-04T14:19:04.532-04:00Ooh..."Just So Stories," by Rudyard Kipl...Ooh..."Just So Stories," by Rudyard Kipling (how the elephant got his trunk, etc), the AA Milne Pooh stories.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785767112652015807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-81015259214071914912009-06-04T14:01:30.007-04:002009-06-04T14:01:30.007-04:00I loved to see Adele and Simon mentioned. Barbara...I loved to see Adele and Simon mentioned. Barbara McClintock's Cinderella is also a favorite.<br /><br />You might look on ebay for a bunch of Childhood of Famous American books, you can often get a deal on several, and I love these for 2nd/3rd grade boys, which is a tough age group.<br /><br />You might want to start a birthday book program, we had this at our school library and I always loved getting to give the library a book on my birthday, which then got my name in it!Mary Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10817700792774657398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-8396181353427018412009-06-04T14:00:57.941-04:002009-06-04T14:00:57.941-04:00Greek Myths by D'Aulaire. A useful, gorgeous,...Greek Myths by D'Aulaire. A useful, gorgeous, fascinating book for ALL ages, preschool through adult, IMO.Simchanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-51981608197753051652009-06-04T13:55:27.906-04:002009-06-04T13:55:27.906-04:00ooh, so much fun. I've definitely seen some o...ooh, so much fun. I've definitely seen some of my favorites already listed (and someone else who appreciates Julie Andrews's Mandy? [Yes, *that* Julie Andrews]Amazing).<br /><br />Also for older kids, The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206478948267638645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-38104134094814326342009-06-04T13:24:10.434-04:002009-06-04T13:24:10.434-04:00Since my son is three I'll go to bat for the &...Since my son is three I'll go to bat for the "under five" crowd and say that I'd go with Mother Goose's Golden Treasury (or something like that, I'm sure you know the one I'm talking about) just because<br />1) it could be used for an out loud story time<br />2) it has lots of short stories<br />3) rhyming is the instictive (and best) way to get little children acclimated to language and music<br /><br />For grade school aged children...I loved The Phantom Tollbooth, does anyone remember that book? It works at so many age levels and is enjoyable for adults as well.Kyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642115065481417484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-30896166243900078742009-06-04T12:34:07.245-04:002009-06-04T12:34:07.245-04:00My kids recently checked out "The Parrot Tico...My kids recently checked out "The Parrot Tico Tango" by Anna Witte and cried when we had to return it. They love anything about Curious George, and books by Jan Brett. <br /><br />-AnnetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-65349723495420620892009-06-04T11:37:04.292-04:002009-06-04T11:37:04.292-04:00Sorry, totally forgot about the Jenny Linsky books...Sorry, totally forgot about the Jenny Linsky books: these should not be missed and, unfortunately, often are. And Babar, yes our king of the elephants should be read to all children. My apologies for the multiple posts.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826060634092974715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-92110085203266921472009-06-04T11:34:57.886-04:002009-06-04T11:34:57.886-04:00I totally forgot Madeline - I love Madeline. I...I totally forgot Madeline - I love Madeline. I'm also a fan of the new Skippy Jon Jones books.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826060634092974715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-51728573282982799842009-06-04T10:01:15.147-04:002009-06-04T10:01:15.147-04:00Wow--there are so many!
The Secret Garden
A Littl...Wow--there are so many!<br /><br />The Secret Garden<br />A Little Princess<br />The Betsy-Tacy books<br />Any book by L.M Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables, Emily of New Moon, etc.)<br />The Dark Is Rising series by Susan Cooper<br />The Lost Years of Merlin series by T.A. Barron<br />The Four-Story Mistake<br />The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Pope<br />Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Elizabeth Pope<br />Ballet Shoes, Dancing Shoes, Theatre Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)<br />The Witch of Blackbird Pond<br />The Bronze Bow<br />Caddie Woodlawn<br />Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards<br /><br />Texas Mommy, I'm the librarian at my parish and our annual budget is quite small, so I feel your budgetary pain! :)<br /><br />ElisabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-74189266420973598612009-06-04T09:52:25.253-04:002009-06-04T09:52:25.253-04:00For really little kids I like anything Sandra Boyn...For really little kids I like anything Sandra Boynton. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and the Very Hungry Caterpillar are favorites in our house.<br />The True Story of the Three Little Pigs is great for the preschool set. Where the Wild Things Are is another great choice.<br />For school aged children, the Magic Tree House series is wonderful. The American Girl Books are great, too.<br />I also highly recommend The Giving Tree. It's such a wonderful story.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353696433987975754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-84538798193814830072009-06-04T08:36:36.180-04:002009-06-04T08:36:36.180-04:00We are big fans of Kate Di Camillo's Mercy Wat...We are big fans of Kate Di Camillo's Mercy Watson series as well as the Tale of Despereaux. I also love the abridged versions of the Little House series for younger readers. I've always loved Maurice Sendak's Little Bear Series and anything by Tomie De Paola.<br />JenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839413630623850301.post-46869614596742657712009-06-04T08:34:12.344-04:002009-06-04T08:34:12.344-04:00What a great post, Texas Mommy, and you'll be ...What a great post, Texas Mommy, and you'll be a great fit for this job!<br /><br />"Adele and Simon" by Barbara McClintock is a favorite of ours - it is the story of a bit sister and little brother in Paris, on their way home from school, and has beautiful illustrations. Highly recommended.<br /><br />"Paddington Bear" by Michael Bond - any of the books in this series are treasures. The story of a bear named Paddington and his adventures...A timeless story!<br /><br />Tomie de Paola - any of these are great books, our small neighborhood library features them all of the time even though many have strong Catholic themes. I would especially recommend "The Clown of God" and "The Legend of the Poinsettia". Some books are for a slightly older audience and are a little bit quirky.<br /><br />Richard Scarry books - my son has loved these books since he was 2 years old! Especially "Cars and Trucks and Things that Go" and "The Best Little Storybook Ever" - these really are wonderful books that children from 2-12 would love!<br /><br />"The Magic Treehouse" series by Mary Pope Osborne. A great way for kids to learn history without even knowing it - wonderful books, probably starting at age 4.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361232588380298159noreply@blogger.com