49th Kids Posts

Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books About Math
Great books that complement the Primary Math curriculum and make for entertaining reads at the same time.

10 Books for Young People to Read with PRIDE
A selection of recent books by LGBTQ authors and/or featuring LGBTQ characters or themes—and also featuring hamsters, promposals, Walt Whitman, and …

8 Mysteries for Drama-loving Kids

Misfits, Marvelous Worlds and Magical Creatures in YA Fantasy
Adventures don’t just happen to princesses and Chosen Ones…they also happen to lone wanderers and misfits.

How an Email to an Astrophysicist Changed My (Book’s) Life
YA Author Ria Voros explains how two literary worlds collided—and tells the amazing story of what happened next.

Farley Mowat, Comics, SciFi and Manitoba
A recommended reading list by Michael Hutchinson, whose Mighty Muskrats middle grade series launches with The Case of Windy Lake.

Notes from a Children's Librarian: Earth Hour Books
Great titles to read by flashlight.

Notes From a Children's Librarian: Books on Health and Wellness
Books that focus on self-awareness—understanding personal strengths, recognizing sources of stress, making decisions, and evaluating choices

To the Moon!

Awesome Girls in Middle-Grade Fiction
A recommended reading list by Julia Nobel, whose novel is The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane.