e-Books for e-Kids!™
The TumbleBook Library is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books).
Little Leapers News Coverage
ABC 2 News: Harford County Public Library offers STEM Program for kids under 5 years old
Harford Examiner: Harford County Public Library debuts Little Leapers program
WJZ-TV 13: Harford Co. Public Library’s Little Leapers Foster Early Literacy Through STEM
Early Literacy Begins at the Library…
with Puppy Tales and Every Child Ready to Read
Children who start kindergarten with good pre-reading skills have an advantage. They can focus on learning to read instead of first learning essential pre-reading skills. You are your child's first teacher, and your home is where your child begins to learn! There are five early literacy practices that can help children get ready to read: talking; singing; reading; writing and playing. They can be easily integrated into everyday activities.
Check out the early literacy materials at your local branch for ideas! Sign up for library story times for your infant and toddler, and enjoy early-learning toys and kits from the Learning and Sharing Collections. The Library's New Releases and Booklist page has recommended booklists for babies and preschoolers.
Here are some great resources from Every Child Ready to Read:
| Fun with Letters | Learning the Alphabet |
| Fun with Words | Learning Vocabulary |
| Fun with Writing | Letter Activity Day |
| Getting Ready to Read | Preschool Milestones |
| Take a Picture Book Walk |
Activities for Preschoolers:
http://fun.familyeducation.com/games/preschool/33373.html?detoured=1
KidzSing Garden of Song: http://www.gardenofsong.com/
Monthly Activity Calendars from Reading is Fundamental (RIF)
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/monthly-activity-calendars.htm
Puppy Tales Club Activity Log
The Real Mother Goose: http://www.fidella.com/trmg/
Rhymes and Songs from King County Library System: http://wiki.kcls.org/tellmeastory/index.php/Category:Rhymes_&_Songs
Storytimes with Babies from ALA "Born to Read" program: http://ccb.lis.illinois.edu/Projects/storytelling/piel/babies_takehome.html
Zero to Three: Early Experience Matters: http://www.zerotothree.org/
"Every Child Ready to Read at your library is a program of the Association for Library Service to Children and Public Library Association, divisions of the American Library Association. Every Child Ready to Read your library is a registered trademark and is used with permission."
New ALA Award Links
Check out the complete list of ALA Awards
John Newbery Medal
About the Newbery Medal:
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Services to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. (From the ALA website)
Newbery Medal Winner: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Randolph Caldecott Medal
About the Caldecott Medal:
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. (From the ALA website)
Caldecott Medal Winner: This is Not My Hat by John Klassen
Coretta Scott King Award
About the Coretta Scott King Award:
Designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards annually recognize outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience. Further, the Award encourages the artistic expression of the black experience via literature and the graphic arts in biographical, social, and historical treatments by African American authors and illustrators. (From the ALA website)
Coretta Scott King Award for Author: Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America by Andrea Davis Pinkey
Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrator: I, Too, Am America illustrated by Brian Collier, written by Langston Hughes
Sibert Award
About the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal:
The Sibert Award honors the most distinguished informational book published in English in the preceding year for its significant contribution to children’s literature. (From the ALA website)
Sibert Medal Winner: Bomb: The Race to Build — And Steal — The World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
Theodore Seuss Geisel Award
About the Theodore Seuss Geisel Award:
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year. The winner(s), recognized for their literary and artistic achievements that demonstrate creativity and imagination to engage children in reading, receives a bronze medal. Honor Book authors and illustrators receive certificates, which are presented at the ALA Annual Conference. The award was established in 2004 and first presented in 2006. (From the ALA website)
Geisel Award Winner: Up, Tall and High by Ethan Long
