My First Interview: My School Librarian

I was given the chance to do my very first interview. I talked to my school librarian because she loves books. I found out that she thinks what makes a picture book great is the message that it sends to people. The pictures are also important. I was told that all books need different qualities. For chapter books, she finds it very necessary that children can relate. I wondered what her favorite genre of books was. She said she loved Historical Fiction. She explained to me that it is probably because she had great history teachers when she was young. She likes learning history and reading a good story at the same time. The I asked her how she keeps up to date on new books. I learned that she reads a lot of book reviews. She also knows of the Children's Literature Workshop. After that I asked why she became a librarian. She responded by saying to me " I have a strong belief that if a child can read they can do anything!" She clearly showed me that she loves books. It is hard to narrow down books to your favorite. When I asked her what books she would recommend to the readers of this blog, she could not decide. She did tell me about a lot of amazing authors though. She told me about Sarah Weeks, Pam Munoz Ryan, and Jack Gantos. She also said two authors that I am familiar with. The authors were Grace Lin and Kate DiCamillo. I found out that she loved books as a child too. She liked Nancy Drew books. She informed me that she also loved Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary. To wrap it up, I asked her how her perspective on books is different from as a child and now. She told me she had broadened what she reads. For example, she is reading more nonfiction. Besides that it has not really changed.

My librarian pointed out though that you should read what interests you. I would like to know what interests the readers of this blog! In the comments, please tell me what you are interested in so that I can talk more about those types of books. Thank you for reading this!