A collection about writers, their books, and more. It's all about literature and learning! Visit your school library to learn even more!
International Literacy Day (September 8)
Picture Book Month (November)
World Storytelling Day (March 20)
World Poetry Day (March 21)
School Library Month (April)
National Library Week (April)
National Poetry Month (April)
Children's Day/Book Day - El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Día) April 30
National Children's Book Week (May)
Book Lovers Day (August 9)
* Find a list of events on the ALA (American Library Association) website.
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By: Audrey Penn Illustrated By: Barbara Gibson Ready by: Jennifer Pinckney Chester is afraid to go to school because he doesn't want to be bullied by a mean badger. After some wise words from his...
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P is for Palmetto: A South Carolina Alphabet By: Carol Crane | Illustrations By: Mary Whyte Read by: Molly Spearman, SC Superintendent of Education P is for Palmetto is a collection of evocative pages...
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No Fear for Freedom: The Story of the Friendship 9 By: Kimberly P Johnson Illustrations By: Vanessa J. Thompson Read by: Dr. Rosalyn Clark Artis, President of Benedict College Many of the icons of the...
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Flash and Fancy: An Otter Adventure on the Waccamaw River By: Tom Doran and Christine Thomas Doran Illustrator: Nancy Van Buren Read by: Richard Cohn, ETV Commission Chairman At-Large A tale of rescue...
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle Read by: Anthony Padgett, President and CEO of SCETV A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft...
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All Around Town: The Photographs of Richard Samuels Roberts By: Dinah Johnson Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. Read by: Dinah Johnson This special picture book offers a window into the African American...
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Knowitall had the opportunity to talk with Lizzy Rockwell when she visited for the Read Eat Grow, a SC State Library event. We talked about her parent's influence on her career path. Anne Rockwell was...
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Young poets read their winning entries and met former U.S. Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera, at the 2019 Young Minds Dreaming Contest held for the third year in a row at the South Carolina State...
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Juan Felipe Herrera, the son of Mexican migrant farmers, grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in Southern California. As a child, he attended school in a variety of small towns from San Francisco to San...
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Juan Felipe Herrera, the son of Mexican migrant farmers, grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in Southern California. As a child, he attended school in a variety of small towns from San Francisco to San...
