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   June: the traditional month for weddings. Brides and grooms hope for perfect weather and have planned every last detail. What would a wedding be without some family stories? One of the favorites, of course, is how the bride and groom met. There always seems to be a friend or relative who claims to be the match-maker. "A match made in heaven," someone will proclaim on the wedding day. It really makes me think….that librarians, too, are match-makers. Aren't we always trying to bring the reader and that special book together? When we do, and we hear those incredible words, "That was the best book I've ever read!" don't we feel as though we have succeeded in creating a very special bond? Our subscribers have discovered the fun of match-making. They use the CLCD to discover new titles and also to help them recall the full titles of books they are sure will be special to young readers. So what are you waiting for? Stop "fiddlin'" around, subscribe to the CLCD and you, too, can be a successful match-maker.

Question: Sometimes when I do a search I get a message that says that no records were found, but I know that's not true. What could I be doing wrong?
Answer: What's probably happening is that you did not start out with a cleared search screen. It's very easy to do a search, look at the results, and then use the back button to do another search. However, if you selected one specific genre or some other qualifier on the prior search, your new search may still include that qualifier. To avoid this type of problem, we recommend you make it a point to use the NEW SEARCH button on the results display in such circumstances instead of the BACK button.

   Now more than ever it is important to share with young people the significance of the American flag. Check out our themed reviews for Flag Day.

Author Features

   What's for dinner? After reading about Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson, authors of Chew On This: The Unhappy Truth About Fast Food, you just might decide on a new food plan.

   Jack Gantos' publications can take a reader from "cradle to grave" - from picture books and middle-grade fiction to novels for young adults and adults. Another exciting writer who appeals to boys is Markus Zusak who we are also featuring this month. And lest the girls feel they are being ignored, we have an update of our feature about Cheryl Harness, the author of Remember the Ladies: 100 Great American Women.

   Russell Freedman was selected to give the Arbuthnot lecture this year and we have a brief summary of his talk-- The Past Isn't Past: How History Speaks, and What it Says to the Next Generation-and a selection of reviews from his body of work.

   CLCD Newsletter Editor, Sharon Salluzzo serves as a library and education consultant to CLCD. In addition, Sharon is a book reviewer, a storyteller, an editorial board member of Capitol Choices and a member of The Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC. She earned her MLS at SUNY Geneseo.

About the Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database

   Our monthly newsletter is now available to everyone within an organization, not just the primary contact. A new feature at www.childrenslit.com will provide you with a form allowing you to sign up for just the electronic newsletter. The Children's Literature Comprehensive Database, updated mid-month, is your most complete source of information about children's books. Indeed, it is the next best thing to having the book in hand, and the best tool for leading you to the best books. All at a most affordable price. To subscribe to the CLCD or contact us, go to www.childrenslit.com.