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Circle of Support for Pre-K Teachers
Do you have a child who will be going to pre-k or kindergarten next fall? Do you teach preschool or pre-K? If you answered yes to either question, I’d like to share a great new resource with you....
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Pigs Pigs Pigs!: Children’s Books Featuring Pigs
Confession: I think pigs are adorable. So today I come to you with a blog post filled cheek to jowl with books about pigs! Sit back and enjoy the porcine literature. How is a little pig expected to...
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Books for a baby shower!
Several times throughout the year, our team is asked to give suggestions on which book would make a great baby shower gift. We often hear, “I want to give something other than Goodnight Moon, but I...
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Kiddle: New Search Engine Just for Kids!
Over at Mommy Maestra, blogger Monica Olivera brought my attention to a brand new search engine specially for kids! Kiddle is a new visual engine developed by editors and Google Safe Search. Results...
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Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration
As part of our Building a Kindergartner parent workshop, we pass along resources to help make registering for school easy on parents. The window to apply for Pre-K and Kindergarten is fast approaching...
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Spring is here, so get outside!
Children need more exposure to mud, livestock, and relatives. – Allison Gopnik Warm weather has come to Tennessee (so sorry about you guys in Chicago and New York) and that means there are rain...
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Join the Dia Fun at Nashville Public Library!
This year is the 20th anniversary of Día, or Children’s Day, Book Day. Also known as El día de los niños, día de los libros, it is an annual celebration of children, books, and cross cultural...
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Author Spotlight: Andrea Cheng
This past December, the children’s literature world lost one of its beloved authors, Andrea Cheng. We all were deeply saddened to hear of her loss and could not think of a more fitting tribute than to...
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What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups
A recent book reached out and grabbed me at the bookstore. I don’t read every education book that comes across the shelf, but this one seemed particularly relevant to my work with preschoolers. The...
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Check Out the New Children’s Blog!
The Bringing Books to Life blog has moved to www.library.nashville.org/childrens-blog. Keep coming here for information about the Bringing Books to Life! program. You can find all of our old blog...
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