Archives
- April
- Celebrate “National Siblings Day” With Two Delightfully Different Dogs Named Flo and Wendell.
- National Poetry Month: Vile Verses
- National Poetry Month – Begin it with Something for Tiny Ears
- “The Country Bunny and the Golden Shoes” by DuBose Heyward; pictures by Marjorie Flack is a Classic Easter Read for Our Times. It Teaches Young Readers that Resilence, Tenacity and Practicality Can Overcome Much in Life’s Challenges!
- A Classic Easter Picture Book Title Not to Be Missed by Young Readers!
- The Competition Conundrum of a Rabbit in the Wonderful Easter Tale of Hoppi in Jan Brett’s “The Easter Egg”
- March
- Birth, Rebirth and Resurrection in a Perfect Picture Book for Holy Week.
- “A Computer Named Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon” written by Susanne Slade; illustrations by Veronica Miller Jamison
- Happy Passover from The Snuggery!
- Essential Classic for SPRING with Fitting Prayers in the Long Slog Towards the End of a Pandemic.
- Happy St. Patrick’s Day from The Snuggery.
- “Little Bear Marches in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade” by Janice; illustrated by Mariana
- Through the Eye of a Camera, One Can See into the Heart in “Dorothea’s Eyes” by Barb Rosenstock; illustrations by Gerard DuBois
- Cancel or Educate? Just Because We Can, Should We?
- Here’s to Strong and Resilient Women! On International Women’s Day, May We Know Them, Be Them and Raise Them.
- A Fantastic and Classic Couple of Mice Featured as a Grand Husband and Wife Team That Outfox a Fox Who is Fetid!
- February
- 28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World By Charles R. Smith, Jr; illustrations by Shane W. Evans
- Let’s Honor Mr. Washington!
- African American History Month: 1940’s America
- Are Critics Always Right? Or, Should We Suspend Opinion, and Trust Our Own Instincts?
- Good Luck and Wealth are Important Themes in Chinese New Year Rituals and Preparations. Will Goldy Luck Find Both in “Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas” by Natasha Yim; illustrated by Grace Zong?
- A Picture Book That Allows Young Readers to Know the Story and the Person Behind Valentine’s Day.
- Harry Truman’s Historic Words Were True in This Terrific Peek at the Presidents of the United States.
- Happy Valentine’s Day from Cat and Liz’s Book Snuggery!
- Here’s Another Great Picture Book to Celebrate the Chinese New Year; Did You Know 2021 is the Year of the Ox?
- “Things to Make and Do for Valentine’s Day” by Tomie de Paola
- In the Words of an American Hero
- Celebrate Groundhog Day on February 2nd!
- The Groundhog’s Special Day Is Today!
- If You’re in Love With Snowflakes, So Was This Amazing Man!
- January
- Over its 125 Year History, Can You Guess What Book Was Checked Out The Most From the New York Public Library?
- The North Wind Doth Blow and We Shall Have Snow!
- “So You Want to Be President?” by Judith St. George; with Illustrations by David Small. A Great Picture Book Read for A Post Presidential Election Year…or Any Year!
- Do Meetings of Certain People Change the Social Fabric of Society for Good? With Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, the Answer is Yes!
- The Sport of Basketball and the Man Who Invented It!
- Martin Luther King, Jr. : A Life by Marshall Frady
- Great Non Fiction Chapter Book Series!
- Bet Your Young Readers Know the Name George Washington. But Did They Know He Was Inaugurated the First President of the United States on April 30th? Small Catch… the Year Was 1789!
- “The Legend of Old Befana; An Italian Christmas Story” and “The Story of the Three Wise Kings”; both retold and illustrated by Tomie dePaola
- The Little Match Girl By Hans Christian Andersen; retold and illustrated by Rachel Isadora