My workplace is unconventional – we don’t do “departments.” I personally love it. I get to work with everyone – all library users and all staff! So, though I went into my job knowing very little about Children’s Literature I have been learning more and more every day.
One of our favorite reading clubs at the library is what we call the Kids Choice Book Club. Younger ones sign up to read the Monarch Books and slightly older kids read from both the Rebecca Caudill and Blue Stem book lists.
Unsurprisingly, the Monarch books are much easier for me – and most of the staff – to get through. Since the list was released a couple weeks ago I have been racing some staff members to see who can finish the books first. (I won today!)
Even though they are short enough to flick through, I thought I would give a little review/impression of each Monarch book. To make it not such a wall of text I will review 10 now and save 10 for next week! Continue reading
ED the Librarian 