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    My First Book Club

    By Diana Donaldson July 30, 2022
    The Best Student Book Club Ever! Have you wanted to incorporate student book clubs into your classroom, school, or district but didn’t know where to start? We’ve cooked up a national book club feast, and your second, third and fourth grade classrooms are invited to join! Here’s… Read More

    The Schu Shelf

    By Diana Donaldson July 30, 2022
    12 New Read-Alouds Every Quarter! Welcome to the Schu Shelf — a collection of 12 fabulous new read-aloud books curated each quarter by John Schu, the Children’s Librarian for Bookelicious! A part-time lecturer at Rutgers University, and a former classroom teacher and teacher-librarian, John is also the author… Read More

    August 1 is National Spider-Man Day

    By Bookelicious July 26, 2022
    According to CNN, five million people every month search Google for “Spider-Man” – far more searches than for any other superhero.  When is National Spiderman Day?... Now you know. It's August 1st. Who is your favorite superhero?... Celebrate National Spider-Man Day with these great stories featuring other well-known (and not so well-known) superheroes. Read More

    July 15 is National I Love Horses Day

    By Bookelicious July 12, 2022
    Lis Hartel was only 23 years old in 1944 when polio left her paralyzed from the knees down. Determined to still compete as an equestrian, Lis taught herself to ride again. In 1952, she earned a silver medal in dressage at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki – the very first year women were welcome to compete at the Olympic Games, and eight years before the first Paralympics (the largest international sports competition for athletes with disabilities) was held in 1960. Celebrate National I Love Horses Day with these great nonfiction books about horses and riders, including Jubilee: The First Therapy Horse and an Olympic Dream!   Read More

    July is National Ice Cream Month

    By Bookelicious July 1, 2022
    Ice cream has been a favorite food in the United States since the 1700s. In the 1800s, an ice cream maker was invented – it allowed people to hand-crank the ice cream inside a bucket of ice, mixing the ingredients until they slowly froze.  Today, there are electric ice cream makers, and huge ice cream factories make almost a billion gallons of ice cream in the U.S. every year! However, (according to our friend Google) you can actually make ice cream without an ice cream maker (electric or otherwise), if you have a few simple ingredients plus ice, salt, and two plastic bags. Here are some great books about making and enjoying ice cream. Yum! Read More