Category Archives: Book Lists

I’m wrapping up 2012 with ten of my favorite picture books of the year. These aren’t picks for the Caldecott, or the Zolotow, or for storytime, or for any set of criteria except that I fell in love with each … Continue reading →

Well, I did not read NEARLY as much non-fiction picture books as I meant to this year; I am going to have to seriously step up my game for 2013. From the books I did see, these are my favorites … Continue reading →

At the beginning of the school year I had a teacher ask for help finding more books like, “Oh The Places You’ll Go!” There are actually quite a few, but I have to admit I have always dismissed them as … Continue reading →

Happy Thanksgiving! I am so grateful for all of you. I appreciate the time you spend here at Mel’s Desk & the thoughtful comments you share. Thank you! Usually for Thanksgiving week storytimes I pull out my Food theme, but … Continue reading →

Here’s some books that have been on my radar for awhile and I’d really like to get to this year. Most of them are directly related to my Curiosity Challenge. Proust and the Squid, by Maryanne Wolf I have tried … Continue reading →

One of the (many) fun things I get to do at my job is to help present a series of “Caldecott Hopefuls” presentations to our staff each fall. This project grew out of an online poll our Digital Services librarians … Continue reading →

I helped a patron this week who wanted to write picture books for boys, because he was convinced there was nothing out there but princesses. So he was wrong, of course, and I wanted to send him a list of … Continue reading →

For Fuse #8′s poll: I decided to go with my personal favorites from childhood, and not try to knock my brains out trying to rank Charlotte’s Web over or under The Giver or over or under Sarah Plain and Tall. … Continue reading →