3. Podcast

I was able to find a wide and  varied selection of podcasts that focus on children's literature by searching "children's literature 2008" at http://podcasts.yahoo.com.  One of particular interest, "Just One More Book," can be found at justonemorebook.com.  Described as "a podcast about the children's books we love and why we love them," Just One More Book features two Canadian children's literature enthusiasts, Andrea and Mark.   Three times each week the two meet at a local coffee shop to discuss different children's book.  These conversations are recorded and posted as podcasts.  The podcasts can be accessed at the site in a number of ways:  by author, illustrator, category or theme, and through archives which are organized by month and date back to July 2006.  Below is a description from the site.

"Episodes range in length from 5 to 30 minutes and can be played directly from our page or downloaded to a portable MP3 player for listening on the go.  Each episode features and informal discussion of one of our favorite children's books, a discussion on book theme, an interview with an author or illustrator, or a listener submitted review.  Through this podcast and its website, we are building a lively interactive community linking children's book authors, illustrators, aficionados, parents, children, librarians, and publishers."

Just One More Book has been featured in School Library Journal and is included on the ALA's website as a great website for kids.  

Check it out for yourself at

http://www.justonemorebook.com/

Enjoy!

2. Related Blog

I found this blog with a quick GoogleBlog search of children's literature in the public library.  The blog uses labels to make navigating posts easy.  In addition, there are lots of great links to other sites such as libraries, children's and YA literature blogs, literacy-related sites, and authors on the web.  The blogger for Kiddosphere is Jennifer Schultz, a youth services librarian at the Warrenton branch of the Fauquier Public Library system in Virginia.  Here's a clip from her post on cat-themed books for story time.

January 23, 2008

Hello Kitty

It's so disgustingly simple to create a cats storytime that I'm almost ashamed of myself.  There's such a huge assortment of cat-themed picture books that I had difficulty choosing which books to include in my storytime.  The books that were not read were placed on display (if you don't already do so, creating a temporary display in your program room/ storytime area is an easy way to increase circulation, extend your storytime theme, and give parents and children something to do while they are waiting for the storytime to begin).  While it's always fun to showcase the latest and greatest in your collection, including oldies-but-goodies is a good way to reconnect parents/ grandparents/ childcare providers with childhood favorites or to introduce "neglected" picture books.

You can check out this blog for yourself at:

TheKiddosphere@Fauquier-http://kiddosphere.blogspot.com/

Welcome to Kidzlit Online

Kidzlit Online is a blog designed to meet a course requirement for LS 5013: Information Storage and Retrieval. This course is part of the Master's of Library Science degree program through Texas Woman's University. The focus of this blog is literature for children and young adults in the public library.  If children's literature is your passion, you are visiting the right blog.  Welcome!