Something Funny Happened at the Library

Something Funny Happened at the Library
Author: Rob Reid
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2003
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780838908365

Offers strategies and resources for youth services librarians who want to introduce humor into their programs, featuring tricks of the humor trade, programming models, and select bibliographies of humor books.

The New York Times Guide to the Best Children's Videos

The New York Times Guide to the Best Children's Videos
Author: Kids First!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 500
Release: 1999-11
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0671036696

The only guide you'll need for choosing the best videos -- and CD-ROMS -- for your family. INCLUDES: More than 1000 entries of kid-tested and adult-approved videos currently available. Listings organized by age -- from infancy to adolescence -- as recommended by child development specialists. A wide range of categories with special attention to gender and ethnicity: Educatioinal/Instructional; Fairy Tales; Family Literature and Myth; Special Interest; Foreign Language; Holiday; Music; How-To; and Nature. Review ratings in a clear, easy-to-read format. Evaluations by panels of adults and children. Outstanding programs from independents and major studios. Ordering information, running times, and suggested retail prices. Evaluations of more than 100 CD-ROMs 500 recommended feature films for the family...and more!

The Barnes & Noble Guide to Children's Books

The Barnes & Noble Guide to Children's Books
Author: John Freeman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2001-11-14
Genre: Children
ISBN: 9780760720141

Highlights baby books, preschool and picture books, poetry and anthologies, early readers, fiction, special needs, award winners, and titles appropriate for toddlers. A section on how to use the internet to look for children's books is also included.

Orange Coast Magazine

Orange Coast Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1991-06
Genre:
ISBN:

Orange Coast Magazine is the oldest continuously published lifestyle magazine in the region, bringing together Orange County¹s most affluent coastal communities through smart, fun, and timely editorial content, as well as compelling photographs and design. Each issue features an award-winning blend of celebrity and newsmaker profiles, service journalism, and authoritative articles on dining, fashion, home design, and travel. As Orange County¹s only paid subscription lifestyle magazine with circulation figures guaranteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulation, Orange Coast is the definitive guidebook into the county¹s luxe lifestyle.

Let's Hear It for the Girls

Let's Hear It for the Girls
Author: Erica Bauermeister
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 291
Release: 1997-03-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1101161752

"Bravo! They've given adults and young girls a much-needed treasure map of heroines and 'she-roes'...It blazes an important path in the forest of children's literature."—Jim Trelease.

The Best in Children's Books

The Best in Children's Books
Author: University of Chicago. Center for Children's Books
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 552
Release: 1986-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780226780603

Designed to aid adults—parents, teachers, librarians—in selecting from the best of recent children's literature, this guide provides 1,400 reviews of books published between 1979 and 1984. This volume carries on the tradition established by Zena Sutherland's two earlier collections covering the periods from 1966 to 1972 and 1973 to 1978. Her 1973 edition of The Best in Children's Books was cited by the American School Board Journal as one of the outstanding books of the year in education.