January

=﻿January includes. . .=


 * =====The announcement of the Newbery and Caldecott medals winners =====
 * Martin Luther King Day [|Activities]
 * Poetry Break Day
 * Art Appreciation Month [|Activities]
 * New Year's Day [|Activities]
 * Rain Forest [|Activities]


 * Author birthdays include: **
 * Jacob Grimm (Jan. 4)
 * Charles Perrault (founder of the fairtale--Jan.12)
 * Benjamin Franklin (Jan. 17)
 * Pat Moran (Jan. 19)
 * Ted Arnold (Jan. 20)
 * Lewis Carroll (Jan. 27)
 * Rosemary Wells (Jan. 29)


 * Ideas for library lessons: **
 * "Celebrating Book Illustration through Caldecott Winners" (//Library Sparks//, January 2010, p. 42-46).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Using //Knuffle Bunny// to teach about illustration (//Library Sparks//, January 2010, p. 5, kinders)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Learning about Insects (//Library Sparks//, January 2010, p. 25-27, Grades 2-4)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Parts-of-a-Book Activity (//Library Sparks//, January 2011, p .6-7)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"Speak Out"--Activities and books that could accompany Martin Luther King Day. (Library Sparks, January 2011, p. 8-15)