Nana in the City by Lauren Castillo - - ADVISABLE

Castillo, Lauren Nana in the City, 40 pgs. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. $16.99 PICTURE BOOK Content: G.  

When a young boy spends the night with Nana in her apartment, he learns about all the wonderful things in store for him in the city.  Nana is brave, and makes him a cape so he can be brave, too.  

It is a beautifully illustrated story, simply told. A Caldecott honor book, the pictures remind me of Curious George. Bright, engaging and sweet. A great bedtime story.  

EL  (K-3) - ADVISABLE  Lisa Librarian

ALA Close Encounters

So, the family and I have returned safely from the land of many books and melting humidity (ALA in DC). I have to say that Tyler had the best encounter of them all, involving a chanca encounter with David Lubar. I wasn't expecting to see him there, but I pointed and grunted with the best of them when I spotted hin while lurking in the Clarion booth.

That encounter led into something much bigger and much more extended, as a whole scenario developed between Mr. Lubar and John Green, wuth Tyler as a intermediary.

I could go into a huge explanation, but I am instead going to let you read it straight from Lubar's blog. follow this link http://davidlubar.livejournal.com/ and then read Monday, June 25th!