Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following new books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck
  PZ8.3.M9368 Gjf 2013
• Open Very Carefully: A Book with Bite
  PZ7.O162 Op 2013
• Henry's Map
  PZ7.E436 He 2013
• Adjectives
  PE1241.R56 2013
• Nouns
  PE1205. R57 2013
• Get into Art: Animals
  N7662.B76 2013

Banned Books Week: Sept. 22-28, 2013

What is Banned Books Week?

"Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community –- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types –- in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular." -- ALA Banned Books Week

Visit the IRC's Banned Books Week board on Pinterest for great resources.

Mock Caldecott Panel

Each semester, Dr. Mary Rycik's Tradebooks and Technology class meets in the IRC to conduct a Mock Caldecott Panel. This year's fall panel was held Tuesday, September 3rd. Picture book titles selected for review followed criteria established by the Association for Library Services for Children, American Library Association Medal committee.

About the titles: Picture books considered were recent additions to the AU library juvenile collection (June 2013 - August 2013) and included well known illustrators and those new to the picture book category. A variety of artistic mediums were represented including collage, guache, painted olis, pencil, watercolors, and mixed media.



Students selected Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song, illustrated by J. Brian Pinkney, as their choice for the Mock Caldecott Award. Two honor books were selected by the group; Papa's Mechanical Fish, illustrated by Boris Kulikov, and Little Red Hot, illustrated by Laura Huliska Beith. All of the titles reviewed are located on the IRC Mock Caldecott Panels Pinterest board.

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following new books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Water in the Park: A Book About Water & the Times of the Day
  PZ7.J4134
• Watermelon Seed
  PZ7.P6898 Wat 2013
• Dream Friends
  PZ7.B998 Dre 2013
• Deer Watch
  PZ7.C68353 Dee 2013
• Ball
  PZ7.S95314 Bal 2013
• Odd Duck
  PZ7.C26865 Od 2013
• Bluebird
  PZ7.S7752 Bl 2013
• If You Want to See a Whale
  PZ7.F7272 If 2013
• Matchbox Diary
  PZ7.F59918 Mat 2013
• Little Red Hot
  PZ7.K5648 Lit 2013
• Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle
  PZ7.R1814 Eve 2013

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following new books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Barnyard Fun
  PZ8.3 W936 War 2013
• Crankee Doodle
  PZ7 .A5855 Cr 2013
• Mighty Lalouche
  PZ7.O5188 Mig 2013
• Favorite Daughter
  PZ7.S2744 Fav 2013
• Inside Outside
  PZ7.B6918 Ins 2013
• Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf
  PZ7.T2193 Thr 2013
• That is Not a Good Idea!
  PZ7. W65535 Tf 2013
• Paper Son: Lee's Journey to America
  PZ7.J15415 Pap 2013
• Steam Train, Dream Train
  PZ8.3.R482 Ste 2013
• Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great
  PZ7.S5357 Un 2013
• Hank Finds an Egg
  PZ7.D8683 han 2013
• I Wish I Had
  PZ7.Z693 Iak 2013
• Bully 
  PZ7.S4515 Bul 2013