When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (Wendy Lamb, July 2009)
In Rebecca Stead’s first novel, First Light (2008), readers were introduced to a hidden world buried deep under the ice in Greenland when the lives of two kids collide. Like First Light, Stead’s latest work brings together classic elements of a coming-of-age friendship story with [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Book Review: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Posted in Book Review, Children's Books, Collection Development on December 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
QuickList: Best Book Gifts for Kids (2008 Edition)
Posted in Children's Books, QuickPicks, tagged Best Book Gifts, gift ideas on December 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas! Kwanzaa Tidings to you and yours!
You know what makes an awesome present? A really awesome book. Okay, and a Wii Fit. But if you’re looking for something more economical to get the kids in your life, here are some good picks:
For the itty bitty tiny ones:
Tana Hoban Board Books (White on Black, Black [...]
Big Move Update
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged New Darien Library on December 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As some of you may know, I’ve been spending the last few weeks helping my library get ready to move to a new building. We have been adding an RFID tag to every item and reorganizing the entire collection. Check out our voicethread for details about what we’ve been up to, pictures of the old [...]
