…one of our favorite days of the year! To help you celebrate, here are some recommended books,
- Horn Book Fanfare 2018
- 2018 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners
- 2019 ALAYMA winners
- Board Book Roundup: Treasure Hunting in the Public Library by Julie Roach (September/October 2018 Magazine)
- The 2019 Robin Smith Picture Book Prize by Dean Schneider (Calling Caldecott)
- Non-Snoozy Storytimes (January 2019 Notes)
tips,
Have Book Bag, Will Travel: A Practical Guide to Reading Aloud by Mary M. Burns and Ann A. Flowers (March/April 1997 Magazine)- What Makes a Good Storytime? by Julie Roach (May/June 2016 Magazine)
- What Makes a Good Read-Aloud for Middle Graders? by Christine McDonnell (January/February 2010 Magazine)
- What Makes a Good Book for All Ages? by Horn Book contributors (September/October 2010 Magazine)
- Help! My Newborn Hates to Read. by Elissa Gershowitz (Family Reading)
- Reading Together Across the Miles by Cindy Ritter (Family Reading)
and testaments to the power of reading together.*
- The Snowy Storytime by Erin E. Moulton (Family Reading)
- Make a Circle by Margot Bartlett (Family Reading)
- Reading on the Spectrum by Ashley Waring (September/October 2010 Magazine)
Happy reading-aloud!
*And — ahem — may we also suggest A Family of Readers: The Book Lover’s Guide to Children’s and Young Adult Literature by Horn Book editor in chief Roger Sutton and book review editor Martha V. Parravano?
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