Add these picture books to your must-read list! The School & Library team shares more about these outstanding staff picks here.
Staff Picks: Fall 2019 Picture Books
Tag: Picture Books
Social Emotional Learning books for young readers
Social emotional learning (SEL) units “foster mindful, engaged behavior among students. Recognizing the value of emotional awareness for any student population, the core SEL competencies include self- and social awareness, relationship skills, decision-making, and self-management,” says School Library Journal in a recent article.
Find books to support your SEL units here!
Download our 2019 STEM Nonfiction Poster!
Find the perfect STEM book for every young reader and learn fascinating facts with our new nonfiction poster! This double-sided poster gives you two display options for your classroom or library, packed with new STEM reads!
Celebrate National Poetry Month this April!
Download our new National Poetry Month poster, featuring HOME RUN, TOUCHDOWN, BASKET, GOAL! — a rhyming picture book, perfect for little sports fans! Plus, find a full list of our favorite poetry books on the back. We’re celebrating all month long on social media with our favorite poems and poets–follow along at #mackidspoetry!
MARCH GIVEAWAY: WIN A POETRY KIT!
This giveaway has now ended. Check our giveaway page for more chances to win books for your classroom or library!
Enter for a chance to win a set of some of our favorite and award-winning poetry books to help celebrate National Poetry Month, including Home Run, Touchdown, Basket, Goal! by Leo Landry; Wet Cement by Bob Raczka; Hypnotize a Tiger by Calef Brown; Keeping the Night Watch by Hope Anita Smith; illustrated by E.B. Lewis ; and My Book of Life by Angel by Martine Leavitt. Giveaway ends March 31st at 11:59 PM ET.
Find Activity Ideas for your Next Storytime!
Need ideas for your next storytime event? Download our Storytime Activity Guide for planning tips, book-specific activity ideas, best practices for storytime reading, and more!
Download the storytime guide here →February Newsletter: Discover Books for Women’s History Month!
Read our February newsletter for new releases, a new teacher’s guide for Potato Pants! by Laurie Keller, and our February book giveaway! Sign up for the School & Library newsletter here.
Congratulations to our 2019 ALA Award Winners!
Congratulations to all of this year’s award winners! Keep reading to find out more about our ALA Award winners and recommended reading selections from ALSC and YALSA.
★ Geisel Honor Winner
★ William C. Morris Finalists
★ ALA Rainbow Reading List
★ ALSC Notable Children’s Books
★ YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults
★ YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels
★ YALSA’s Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers
Teacher’s Guide: Potato Pants!
Potato Pants! by Laurie Keller
A potato and his eggplant nemesis struggle to find the perfect pants in this hilarious, heartwarming tale of forgiveness by bestselling Geisel-Award winning creator Laurie Keller.
Download the teacher’s guide here →Staff Picks: Spring 2019 Picture Books
The School & Library team shares more about these outstanding picture book picks here!
Our team shares why we love these picture books here→