Sheneatha Frison

Jan 26, 2024 | schoollibraryjournal.com | Gail Cornwall |Sarah Pousty |Sheneatha Frison |Rachel Payne

Every Little Kindness by Marta Bartolj, Courtesy of © Chronicle Books LLC Among the titles at my local library that tentatively fall under the category of “books about kindness” is a 1988 copy of Aliki’sManners, still on the shelf. It’s a well-worn, well-loved volume, with pages showing those familiar bumps and dents of young readers learning to turn pages and of adults holding the now-a-bit-wiggly base of the spine to read aloud.

Aug 21, 2023 | schoollibraryjournal.com | Deborah Wiles |Annie Davidson |Sheneatha Frison |Rachel Payne

These works are the ones that most likely come to mind when you think of the genre. They emphasize learning numbers and the counting sequence. Like The Crayon Counting Book by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by Frank Mazzola Jr., the books we identified as “traditional” tend to include the numeral (i.e., 4), the word for the numeral (four), and an image of the corresponding quantity (four crayons).

Jun 28, 2023 | slj.com | Sheneatha Frison |Rachel Payne |Kimberly Olson Fakih

by SLJ Reviews Jun 28, 2023 | Filed in News & Features These sweet selections in Spanish and English will inform as well as delight readers and their young listeners. These sweet selections in Spanish and English will inform as well as delight readers and their young listeners. Rodriguez, Patty & Ariana Stein.The Life of/La vida de La Pola. ISBN 9781948066341. ––––.The Life of/La vida de Salazar. ISBN 9781948066570. ea vol: illus. by Citlali Reyes. 22p. Lil’ Libros. Apr. 2023. Board. $10.99.

Jun 26, 2023 | schoollibraryjournal.com | Kara Yorio |Sheneatha Frison |Rachel Payne

by Kara Yorio Jun 26, 2023 | Filed in News & Features In a keynote conversation to open the conference, Blume discussed decades of fighting for free speech and a lifetime of loving libraries. ALA Annual kicked off on Friday in Chicago in a most appropriate way for these times—a conversation with Judy Blume. In a discussion with Simon & Schuster senior vice president and publisher Justin Chanda, Blume talked about?

Jun 21, 2023 | schoollibraryjournal.com | Sheneatha Frison |Rachel Payne |Vanessa Kitzie |Kara Yorio

The latest report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is out and it is not good news. The Nation's Report Card released the Long-Term Trend Results for 13-year-olds in reading and math, and scores dropped four and seven points, respectively, compared to 2020. Looking back to results from 10 years ago, the decline was seven points in reading and 14 in math.