National Picture Book Month

I think November has to be a top five favorite month of mine, because it is National Picture Book Month. This celebration is a recent one for schools, libraries, authors and readers to promote literacy at all ages. Many times in the library we hear these words, "I want to check out a chapter book!" Chapter books are certainly wonderful, but often students want to rush to chapter books because they think picture books are too easy. 

In reality, many picture books are written for older readers at high reading levels. Books with illustrations working together with text can give readers a better understanding of challenging concepts.

During November I hope you'll challenge yourself to read a few picture books and enjoy the work of both authors and illustrators!  I've created a calendar for the month of November with author suggestions in orange and topics in black. Look for my tweets for celebrating great picture books through the rest of this month!

Let's read, share, and celebrate the power of picture books!

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda (HES_Media_SMCPS)