Resources & Pathfinders

VBF Pathfinders

• Being Anti-Racist

• Dyslexia

• School Libraries Matter

• Speaking Out & Up

Resources

KidLit

• Art of the Picture Book

• Design of the Picture Book

• Watch. Connect. Read.

• 100 Scope Notes

• Pragmatic Mom

• Expect the Miraculous

• Library Learners 

• Timeline of picture books   - excellent historical review of picture books for children. 

Selection Tools for Children's Materials

• Children's Literature LibGuide from Wayne State - resources for finding general information about children's literature. 

• The Horn Book

• School Library Journal 

• The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

• Publisher's Weekly 

• Booklist Online

• Kirkus

School Library Links/Examples of Best Practice

• Smore - I used this website to create my school library newsletters.  I still use it now, from time to time. Scroll down on my page if you'd like to see examples of newsletters I sent to my parents and teachers. 

• Moose Tube - Part of GoNoodle. Integrate these with books, use for transitions, etc. https://family.gonoodle.com/channels/moose-tube 

• STEM Clearinghouse - http://clearinghouse.starnetlibraries.org/ Excellent database of ideas, lesson plans, and more. Use with planning your Makerspace activities, collaborating with science teachers, and more!