Notes from a Children's Librarian
Carefully selected books according to curriculum and theme.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: Scrumptious Stories
DELICIOUS books about food and eating.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: Money Money Money
Financial literacy is part of the new math curriculum for grades 4-6. But why not start even sooner, as young as kindergarten?
Notes from a Children's Librarian: The "I Am Canada" Series
"These first-person narratives are so compelling that a reader doesn’t even notice that they’re actually learning history."
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Think Outside the (Hat) Box!
From fedoras to bowlers to shoe hats to winter toques to Carnival headdresses, this list is for anyone looking to inspire the creation of a hat.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Bird Books
A flock of tales to get young readers into birding.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Texts on Textiles
Exploring the art of sewing? Here are some tales to comfort and inspire.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: What I Miss About the Library
"When I think of the job of librarian, I think of time, layers of time."
Notes From a Children's Librarian: Books That Make the List
Great mentor texts for the writing and reading curriculum.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Procedural Writing
Great books involving "how to" text, and also pictures and symbols showing steps in a procedure.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: Descriptive Language
Beautiful books that exemplify descriptive language for Grades 1–6.
Our Departments
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The Chat
Great writers from across the country sit down with us to talk about their books, and the stories behind them.
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Shelf Talkers
Indie booksellers from coast to coast tell us the books they can't stop recommending to their customers.
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Quick Hits
The best books are timeless, and they deserve to find readers whenever and wherever.
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Notes From a Children's Librarian
Our resident children's librarian columnist chooses books by theme for children of all ages.
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On Our Radar
We spotlight books generating buzz all over the web, and beyond.