This book is troubling for a variety of reasons. Full of creative ideas for quickie uses of literature to entertain children during their “library time,” it continues the stereotype that teacher librarians are babysitters, even though the author sees the activities as ones that can be integrated into full collaborative learning activities. For our taste, this is the type of book that library paraprofessionals or volunteer parents could conduct in the library. The concentration is on an activity itself for itself. And, while it could be tied to something being taught in the classroom on that same topic, we don’t find enough substance in critical thinking, reading strategies, or curricular integration to warrant use of the ideas by the professional teacher librarian trying to move into the center of the curriculum. However, the support staff could be using these activities to engage children who are not participating in collaborative units being done in other parts of the library at the same time. Not recommended for the teacher librarian. ( )