Monday, March 31, 2014

Drawing Books

Many kids and adults love to draw. Want to learn how? These books offer step-by-step guides for anyone, whether you’ve drawn before or not.

J 741.2 AMES

The draw 50 way : how to draw cats, puppies, horses, buildings, birds, aliens, trains, and everything under the sun by: Lee J. Ames

J 743.42 KESSELRING

5 steps to drawing faces by: Susan Kesselring

J 743.6 MASIELLO

Ralph Masiello’s Dinosaur Drawing Book by: Ralph Masiello’s

J 743.8629133 BRECKE

Airplanes and ships you can draw by: Nicole Brecke

J 743.89 MCCARTHY

How to Draw Monsters in Simple Steps by: Jim McCarthy

J 743.89629892 ROSIER

You Can Draw It!: Robots by: Maggie Rosier

Monday, March 24, 2014

Superhero Books

Here's some super superhero books!

E MCLEOD

SuperHero ABC by: Bob McLeod

E COSENTIN

Batman : the story of the Dark Knight by: Ralph Cosentino

E COSENTIN

Wonder Woman: the story of the Amazon princess by: Ralph Cosentino

E ZIEFERT

Mighty Max by: Harriet Ziefert

J FIC KIRBY

Captain Awesome by: Stan Kirby

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Multi-Culturalism in Children's Books

Walter Dean Myers, author of several books, including Jazz (E MEYERS) and Slam! (J FIC MYERS), wrote an opinion article for the New York Times, "Where Are the People of Color in Children's Books?" Mr. Myers, the previous Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, wonders why there aren't more books published for kids that show the full spectrum of ethnicity and culture in America. The article notes, "Of 3,200 children’s books published in 2013, just 93 were about black people, according to a study by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin." To learn more about his take, check out his article here and the study here.

Image by: Christopher Myers

Monday, March 17, 2014

Pop-up Books

Pop-up books are a popular and fun type of book we get asked about a lot. Here’s just a few we have. You can also do a catalog search for "pop-up books" to find some more. As always, ask us if you'd like more suggestions.