Banned Books Week is September 24 – October 1, 2011
Encourage your community to celebrate their freedom to read whatever they choose. To learn more about Banned Books Week, go
here. For activity ideas on and suggestions for displays, go
here and click on the appropriate link on the left side of the screen. The links to the side also have free downloads of the 2011 clip art and badges to add to your website, just click on “Free Downloads.” Let’s all read a challenged or banned book that week.
The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin is great fun. J.J. is a retired rescue dog (it was not his idea to retire) – see the title page and dedication page for two of his exploits. He is relaxing in his doghouse when a chicken enters with a desperate case: two of her chicks are missing. J.J. takes the case, for a cheeseburger. Humor, some twists, and a likable hero are a good combination by a well-known author. This is her first novel, and is aimed at early chapter book readers with illustrations on most two-page spreads. A sequel will be out next February:
The Legend of Diamond Lil.
(The Nebraska Library Commission receives free copies of children’s and young adult books for review from a number of publishers. After review, the books are distributed free, via the Regional Library Systems, to Nebraska school and public libraries.)
