San Antonio College Library

Ramadan, Rosh Hashanah, Kodomono-Hi, Diwali, Dia de los Muertos, the Festival of St. Lucia, Mardi Gras. Each month there's another holiday or special event teachers and librarians can choose to explore with children. Now the authors of the very successful Neal-Schuman Guide to Recommended Children's Books and Media for Use with Every Elementary Subject have produced an equally comprehensive handbook containing the best materials, insights, and suggestions...

What should children read? As children's literature authority Leonard S. Marcus shows, that question created a rambunctious children's book publishing scene in colonial times, and went on to fuel the transformation of twentieth-century children's book publishing from genteel backwater to big business. Marcus delivers a provocative look at the fierce turf wars fought among pioneering editors, progressive educators, and librarians throughout the twentieth...

"This genre guide to graphic novel reading interests helps librarians and teachers choose titles appropriate for children and 'tweens"--

Griswold examines twelve classics of children's literature and determines that each has a concealed wish to "overthrow parents" which makes these classics particularly American.

Reaching Reluctant Young Readers features 150 middle-grade books. Each profiled title has the potential to hook the reluctant reader and lure them to read the entire book. To specifically encourage elementary and middle-school-age reluctant children to read, there is first a pitch to get the reader's attention. That is followed by a short reading passage to "set the hook" and encourage the young person to read the rest of the book on their own. Further,...

Virginia Hamilton has received nearly every possible honor for her writing, including what many consider the Nobel Prize of children's literature - the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Her ability to create multifaceted characters, engaging plots, thought-provoking language patterns, and strikingly imaginative portraits of black experience has won the respect of readers of all ages. A folklore scholar and a writer who has produced a notable example...

"Dr. Seuss: American Icon examines one of the most influential authors and artists of the 20th century: Theodor Seuss Geisel, best known as "Dr. Seuss." Here, Philip Nel takes a fascinating look into the key aspects of Seuss's career - his poetry, politics, art, marketing, and place in the popular imagination." "Nel argues convincingly that Dr. Seuss is one of the most influential poets in America. His nonsense verse, like that of Lewis Carroll and...