Before, After by French artists Anne Margot-Ramstein and Mattais Arégui is a wordless picture book, released in the U.S. in 2014, which addresses the cyclical nature of time. In 126 fully illustrated pages the authors explore what...
Author Archive for Casey
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2014
This season has been chock full of sequels to some of my favorite wordless picture books from 2013. "The Journey Continues" in Aaron Becker's Quest. Fans of the Caldecott Honor winner Journey will be delighted and enthralled from the moment they...
Thursday, Oct 16, 2014
Saturday, October 25th marks our annual Popo's Puppet Festival. Joining us this year along with our favorite clown, Popo, are Jester Puppets and a rendition of Bony Legs by Buffy Quintero. Bony Legs also known as Baba Yaga, follows little...
Friday, Sep 12, 2014
Meet Pomelo. He's a tiny little "garden elephant" who has big imagination and an even larger vocabulary. Written by Ramona Badescu and illustrated by Benjamin Chaud, the Pomelo series is by far one of my favorite ongoing picture books...
Saturday, Jul 19, 2014
Rebecca Chaperon's new picture book, Eerie Dearies: 26 ways to miss school , is a hilariously haunting abecedarian that is not for the faint of heart or humorless. While not all of her heroines, and yes they are all female, meet their demise...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
It’s that time of year again! Our annual celebration and summer reading kick-off event, Children’s Day, is scheduled for Saturday June 7th. This year, the library is sponsoring a few fun stops and booths for which we are still seeking...
Tuesday, Apr 8, 2014
I was recently asked about the last "adult" title I read in its entirety--my response? "It's been almost three years but In Cold Blood was wonderful, I highly recommend it." As a children's librarian I have found myself reading too man y titles...
Friday, Mar 14, 2014
To celebrate the Iowa City Community School District's upcoming spring break we are hosting a variety of School's Out Specials designed for the family. Tomorrow at 10:30 we are hosting a pet adoption storytime presented by the Friends of the Animal...
Saturday, Mar 1, 2014
Since Valentine's Day the Children's Department has been home to an original Lego castle specifically built for our display case by Sam Maynard. This castle was constructed to be displayed in sections but in fact was assembled as one piece with...
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About Casey
Casey buys books for ICPL's youngest readers. However, she enjoys reading books of all shapes and sizes. You can find her at the Children's Desk, out and about at one of our area preschools, or providing in-house programming like StoryJAM.