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We're going "classic" for the final post in our National Poetry Month blog series -- nursery rhymes! When I was growing up, my mom recited them all the time. So, naturally, my sister and I recited them all the time, too. This habit has followed us into adulthood. Sadly, many of today's children are not familiar with these traditional rhymes. If you're a parent, I challenge you to check out one of these Mother Goose compilation books and introduce your child to nursery rhymes. If you're a child, I encourage you to do the same -- just share it with your parents instead!

April 23 is a big day for books:  Shakespeare’s birthday, Cervantes’ death day, and UNESCO’s International Day of the Book.  It is also World Book Night, a world-wide celebration of adult literacy.  Volunteers of enthusiastic readers go out into their communities and pass out special editions of books, hoping to share their love of reading with non-readers, particulary those who don’t have regular, easy access to books of their own.  Thirty titles are selected each year and publishers donate copies to participants for the event. This is only the second year World Book Night has been celebrated in the United States, having originated in the United Kingdom the year before, but it is growing in popularity.  In the Birmingham a

This Just In! had its last meeting of the school year on Monday, April 22, 2013.  So sad.  And so fun!  We read another great group of new books this month.
Elena = The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart
Erica = Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery by Deborah & James Howe
Gabby = Dear Know-It-All: Old Story, New Twist by Rachel Wise

Meet Bink and Gollie.  This mismatched pair of best friends star in a series of hilarious, full-color first chapter books.  The newest title in the series comes out on Tuesday, April 23, 2013.  Read them all to find out where their exuberance and roller skates take them.
1. Bink & Gollie
2. Bink & Gollie: Two for One
3. Bink & Gollie: Best Friends Forever

BONUS!  Did you know that this series is created by another dynamic duo,  Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee?  Wait, make that a triumphant trio.  We can't forget their illustrator collaborator Tony Fucile

Last week, the bookish of the world let out a collective squeal of joy when the Pulitzer Prize committee awarded a winner for fiction:  The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson.  After last year’s board infamously failed to choose a winner amongst the finalists, some nail biting was warranted. 

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