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Read This Book! — Books about death, dying, and rituals

In this installment of Read This Book!, Janice Jaguszewski talks about books related to death, dying, funerals, and rituals related to dying. Jaguszewski is the director of Health Sciences Libraries at the University of Minnesota.

Read This Book! — Books about Dogs

Books about dogs was the theme of this installment of Read This Book! featuring Lisa Von Drasek, University of Minnesota Libraries.

Read This Book! — “The New Mediterranean Table”

Librarians Megan Kocher and Lisa Von Drasek review “The New Mediterranean Table” cookbook in this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Read This Book! — More books to give over the holidays

Sherlock Holmes and the Betty Crocker Cooky Book are the topics of this special episode of Read This Book! about books to give this holiday season, Part 2.

Read This Book! — Books to give this holiday season 2015

It’s that time of year again and our expert librarians at the University of Minnesota are here to make recommendations on books to give this holiday season.

Lisa Von Drasek appointed to 2017 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee

Lisa Von Drasek, Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries, has been appointed to the 2017 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee. "The Caldecott Medal

Read This Book! — Picture Books

In this episode of Read This Book!, Lisa Von Drasek reviews the top Picture Books published in the last year. They include: “This Book Just Ate My Dog" by Richard Byrne, “Thank You Octopus” by Darren Farrell, “Shh! We Have a Plan” by Chris Haughton, and “Edda” by Adam Auerbach.

Read This Book! — More summer reading picks from our librarians

In this episode of Read This Book!, University of Minnesota librarians Lisa Von Drasek, Carolyn Bishoff, and Megan Kocher provide recommendations for summer reading.

Read This Book! — Summer reading recommendations from our librarians

Our librarians provide recommendations on good reads for the summer, in this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries. They include: “Backyard Ballistics” by William Gurstelle, “The Vegetarian Epicure” by Anna Thomas, “Undertow” by Michael Buckley, and “The True Meaning of Smekday” by Adam Rex.

Read This Book! — Episode 1 with Lisa Von Drasek

Join Children’s Literature Research Collections Curator Lisa Von Drasek to explore the work of Jon Klassen, winner of the 2013 Caldecott Medal.