Book Selection

Children’s Lit Live & Local

Posted by on Jun 24, 2013 in Articles by Curious City, Book Selection | Comments Off on Children’s Lit Live & Local

Children’s Lit Live & Local

Pleased as pie to join Chris Lenois on WKVT’s Live & Local to talk about fab summer reads for kids of all ages.  Listen here to Curious City’s AM debut and browse the title Chris and I covered below! Snug By Carol Thompson Published by Child’s Play Ages 0-3 Locate a copy at Local Bookstore | Amazon | Library Tough card format, perfect for babies and toddlers. What makes you feel snug? Is it being curled up in a blanket? Feeling safe in your cosy bed? Being at home? Or being given a hug? All sorts of children are compared to all sorts of animals as we look at the...

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Raising Readers Selects…

Posted by on Mar 17, 2012 in Book Selection, Early Childhood Literacy, Raising Readers | Comments Off on Raising Readers Selects…

Curious City’s proudest contribution to Raising Readers is preselecting 80-100 children’s books for ages 0-4 for the honorable Raising Readers Book Selection Committee to review.   The committee gathers annually to rank and comment on board books and picture books.  Four hours of children’s book critique with the doctors, home visiting nurses, early childhood educators, literacy specialists, parents, and others is an experience that always enlightens and surprises me.   Out of those conversations and title rankings come the annual Raising Readers book collection...

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