1. What Makes a Good Children’s Book? How Librarians Choose Books for Their Libraries

2. What do kids like to read? How do librarians encourage students to read “good” books? How do children’s books teach heroic values, citizenship, and leadership?

3. What do kids like to read? Some like to read the latest, “coolest” books that their peers read. Some only read books that interest them. Some read books that have been made into movies: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe The Giver The Hobbit Tuck Everlasting

4. Some like to read Classics such as: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn A Christmas Carol Little Women The Secret Garden http://www.read.gov/books/ Some like to read Newbery Medal Award winning books: Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures The Giver Shiloh http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberywinners/ medalwinners

5. Some like to read Caldecott Medal books such as: Locomotive Where the Wild Things Are The Snowy Day http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors /caldecottmedal

6. How do librarians encourage students to read “good” books? Booktalking. Create displays in the library showing books the library has in its collection. Use technology to allow students to create brief book reviews using the Tellagami App to share with fellow students.

7. Introducing Tellagami https://www.dropbox.com/s/s93kog1gfy9ns48/trim.7CA3B0B5-20BC- 4A62-9B75-6DD10A5E809D.MOV?dl=0

8. How do children’s books teach heroic values, citizenship, and leadership? Themes or subject matter of the book can teach heroic values, citizenship and leadership. Teachers are likely to be encouraged by parents and community leaders to use cases of heroism to teach values associated with good character and responsible citizenship. files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED424190.pdf by TR Sanchez - ‎ 1998

9. Children’s Books that Teach Heroic Values Values Heroic Values Children’s Books that Teach Citizenship Citizenship Children’s Books that Teach Leadership Story Book Leadership

10. How librarians decide which books to buy for the library Read book reviews from professional library journals such as School Library Journal, Booklist, and LMC (Library Media Connection Magazine) Recommendations from students and teachers Websites such as Good Reads, Scholastic’s The Stacks for KidsGood ReadsScholastic’s The Stacks for Kids

11. Enjoy a doggone good book!