In the third week of February Canada celebrates “Freedom to read week”. It doesn’t get as much press here as it does in the United States, probably because we pride ourselves on being a polite and tolerant society. In every country though, there are people who believe that they should choose the rules that…
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Jr Biblio-file – December 2021
Merry Christmas! It is officially December and I know many have been in the Christmas swing for a month already. Your house lights and the tree in your front windows are beautiful. Now comes the (maybe stressful) part of Christmas. The gifts. It is looking like another “interesting” Christmas, with visiting restrictions still in place…
Jr. Biblio-file – November 2021
I think it is time we talked about non-fiction books. “They are boring, they are heavy, they have no pictures”. But that isn’t true, is it? Especially when we are talking about non-fiction for kids, and there is a lot of non-fiction for kids! These books are big and bright and colorful, they have lots…
October 2021 Jr. BiblioFile
After a busy week we all like to snuggle down with popcorn and watch a good movie, and what makes a better movie than one that was based on a book! It is a common difficulty to get kids of a certain age to like reading. But I have found that having a movie that…
Jr Biblio File – September
I would like to introduce you to perhaps the coolest author literature has… September is world kid lit month! September 8th is International literacy day, September 13th is Roald Dahl day, and the 30th is International translation day! So to celebrate kid’s literature, from around the world, which has been translated into over 50 languages,…
Junior Biblio File – July
July is a lovely time to read! This month we are celebrating Eric Carle and Lois Ehlert (who recently passed away). Many of us have lovely memories of cuddling up with their cheerful, colourful, picture books. I know I have vivid memories of the first time I heard Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do…
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