We’re back! Another month of new books coming out, and another month of me being overwhelmed by trying to stay on top of everything! Let’s dive into NINE books I am excited for this month. This is my third month of the year not buying new books…so let’s pray my holds come in at the…

In January, the Youth Media Awards held us all by the throat, and so many new award winners were announced and celebrated. An award that I was particularly jazzed about was the GEISEL award. I got really into the Geisel Award last year when I was working on updating some book lists for work. Every…

Another year full of reading goals I am trying very hard to keep, but yet here we are, one month down, and I’m like “did I read anything at all?” Well, luckily for me, the spreadsheet system I built out last year persists, and while I still have to make some Excel Formula Magic, I…

I have been a bit MIA from blogging this month, because I’m enjoying my time off between award committees, but I also am adjusting to a major change in life. At the beginning of January, I quit my job as a children’s librarian at the public library and have moved to be a school librarian…

It’s time for the 2023 Geisel Guide! Check out our first Geisel Guide (covering the 2020 winners) for more information on the award. Today we’re spotlight 2023 winners, that is books that were published in 2022 and awarded the Geisel Medal or Honors in January 2023 at the Youth Media Awards. Medal Winner I Did…

We’re back for another Geisel Guide–this time, we are looking at the 2022 winners. This is easy readers and picture books and graphic novels, etc etc etc, published in 2021 that were recognized at the January 2022 Youth Media Awards. Read more about the Geisel here. For a moment of reflection, I’ve really enjoyed doing…

Back with another recap of the Geisel award winners–this time, we’re talking the 2021 Geisel Medal winner and honor books. These are books for developing readers published in 2020 and recognized at the January 2021 Youth Media Awards. Check out our 2020 Geisel Guide for more information on the award. Let’s dive in! Medal Winner…

Hello, it is that time of year again for me to be incredibly humbled, but to make predictions nonetheless. This is so fun because NEXT YEAR, I’ll be at the LibLearnX making decisions about one of these awards! So, let’s enjoy it while we can and make some wild swings, guesses, and undoubtedly misses about…

Let’s talk about 5 books coming out this month that I’m excited for! Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney A reimagining of Jane Eyre with Mr. Rochester as a bad guy? I’m sold–and it’s YA and LGBTQ, so I know this one is going to be a good read! One of the Good Guys by…

I wanted to be more intentional with my Kid Lit reading as I headed into a season of SMART goals, award committee prep, and building my reader’s advisory skills, I decided to take time to read ALL of the Geisel award winners and honors books from recent years, beginning with 2020. That is, books published…

It’s 2024 and here are 24 books I’m excited to read this year. How many are already on your radar? Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend I have been WAITING years for this, the 4th Morrigan Crow book, and cannot wait! If it doesn’t actually come out this year I will die.…

We did it! We survived 2023, and we read SO MANY books in 2023, and we never have to do that again! Woo! As many of you know, in October, I decided I was going to challenge myself to cross the line of “1000 books read in 2023” like I was a child doing the…