Readers' Advisory for Children and 'Tweens

This complete guide to youth readers'' advisory covers genres reading interests and issues as well as provides lists of sample titles and recommended reading.Finding children and ''tweens great books to read is still a key library service even in the age of computers. Readers'' Advisory for Children and ''Tweens is an easy-to-use practical guide that will help any library staff member become more comfortable offering this serviceand more adept at producing satisfying results.Beginning with basic advice on the readers'' advisory interview the book details how to find books for different age groups including young children and their parents emergent readers transitional readers and adept readers. It explores genre fiction for ''tweens nonfiction poetry and folklore and graphic novels and it offers techniques on promoting books and reading. Potentially sensitive issues such as book challenges assisting English language learners serving children from various cultures working with teachers and helping reluctant readers are addressed as well. The advice is augmented with handy booklists and descriptions of dozens of websites that aid in youth readers'' advisory.