Scary Books Are Good For Kids! A Special Infographic To Share During The Scary Season & All Year Long.

 

Our readers love scary books. During scary season, I get a lot of requests for scary books, and questions from teachers and families too. 

My go-to resource to share is the Scary Books Are Good For Kids infographic from my friends at Capstone. As shared on their Scary Books for Kids site, they share...

Research shows that reading scary stories with children can actually help them cope with different situations they may face in life and help them learn how to confront their fears.  Learn more about how scary books are good for kids with our infographic. 

You will find the infographic here.  As I said, it's a great resource to share during scary season, but also throughout the year. 

Check Out The 2025 Spring Book Preview From Our Friends At Capstone!

 

One of my favorite things about being a reader and teacher librarian is learning about and reading upcoming books. 

Our friends at Capstone have announced the upcoming 2025 Spring Books and I couldn't be more excited to see all of these upcoming titles. 

As Capstone shared on the site, 

Dive into reading some of the books we’re most excited about for spring! 

Tour Sandy Shorts, an underwater town full of weirdly wonderful and friendly sea creatures in Axolotls!, and learn about cultural and religious holidays and celebrations in the new companion series to the beloved Yasmin stories in Holidays and Celebrations with Yasmin. 

Among our new picture books include two exploring and celebrating beauty—through honoring the Indigenous nations, cultures, and ancestral lands in I Am on Indigenous Land, and showcasing the stunning variation of beauty norms around the world in The Glam World Tour. 

Take a sneak peek at highlights of Capstone’s Fall 2024 titles before they hit the shelves.

You can get your sneak peek here, friends. 

I am extra excited about Axolotls! Hugs-A-Lotl Can't Show The Love, 

the new Holidays and Celebrations with Yasmin series, 

I Am On Indigenous Land, 

Do Super Heroes Make Mistakes, 

Write Here, Write Now, and so many more.  

I am excited about every single title! They are all wonderful new books. 

On the Spring 2025 Preview page, you will find lots of Previews of the books.  Just click on the button that says Preview, 

and it will open up into a preview of the book. 

There will also be resources added soon and I will be sharing them on my blog, and with the seasonal choice board we make of the new releases too.  Make sure to check out the poster for...

...The Glam World Tour by Rachel Werner.  It's such a special book. 

I can't wait for all of these new Capstone books to be on our shelves for our readers. I know you will love them too, friends. I can't wait to hear what you think. 

You've Been Book'd With 24 Books About Voting and Elections!

 

On this choice board, I brought together 24 books to share with our readers about voting and elections. 

You will find all of these books from Follett Titlewave here in this choice board. 

And the entire Titlewave list of these books, can be found here. 

If you want to make a copy and use this choice board with your own books and resources, copy it here.

I used the poster and added all of the books we had in our library. I then printed it off, put it in a poster holder, and added it to our Special Events Pop-Up Library at Van Meter. It's such a wonderful way to highlight books throughout the year.