Bookshelf Detective

05/09/2024

THIS SATURDAY 11am-1pm! Fun FREE family weekend!
Activities + Games + Crafts + Prizes
WHERE: Changing Hands Bookstore 300 W. Camelback
Help you kids fall in love with reading!
WHEN: Saturday Sept 7th from 11am-1pm.
WHAT: Meet 10 authors, grab free bookmarks, do a craft, and/or win stuff!

19/04/2022

Happy Book Birthday!

19/03/2022

The Elephants Come Home has been selected by the Kentucky Association of School Librarians as a Blue Grass Finalist!

10/02/2022

The Horn Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide are the most distinguished journals in the field of children’s and young adult literature and the core of our company. Founded in 1924 by Bertha Mahony to herald the best in children’s literature, more than eighty-five years later, we are still foll...

29/01/2022

NEWS!!! I am thrilled to announce that THE ELEPHANTS COME HOME received the 2022 Norman A. Sugarman Honor!

10/06/2021

Join Story Time with Mr. Limata and Kim Tomsic for a LIVE reading of The Elephants Come Home FRIDAY June 11th at 11:00 am PST Storytime with Mr. Limata links:
https://sites.google.com/view/storytimewithmrlimata/

01/05/2021

In which I talk about my new narrative non-fiction THE ELEPHANTS COME HOME and a Zoom classroom visit.

I am thrilled to welcome author extraordinaire and friend Kim Tomsic to the blog today. The day I met Kim at my first SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) I felt like I…

11/06/2020

Author Dianne White reads her poetic picture book BLUE ON BLUE about a thrilling thunderstorm! Have you ever experienced a thunderstorm? Learn more: https://...

22/05/2020

Join us for a young adult release extravaganza featuring Jeannie Mobley and J. Anderson Coats!

06/05/2020

AUDIOBOOKS for your kids: How to enjoy free from your library and a list of great choices for your 8-13-year-old reader.
http://kimscritiquingcorner.blogspot.com/2020/05/audiobooks-for-8-13-year-old-readers.html

I'm excited to welcome guest blogger Michelle Pendleton. Michelle is an avid reader and one of my trusted source for book recommendatio...

16/03/2020

Make your own HAND SANITIZER:
3/4 cup of isopropyl or rubbing alcohol (99 percent)
1/4 cup of aloe vera gel
10 drops essential oil or lemon juice
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CDC says hand washing is best! details here: https://bit.ly/2Widw75