The San Francisco Public Library presents “An Evening with Lois Lowry” on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 6pm at the Koret Auditorium at the San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin St.. Lowry is a two-time Newbery [continue reading]
September 2012
Review of the Week
DeCristofano, Carolyn Cinami. A Black Hole Is Not a Hole. Michael Carroll, Illus. Non-fic. Charlesbridge, 2012. 74p. $18.95 978-1-570-91783-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. A graceful, engaging narrative explains the nature and types of black holes, their [continue reading]
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” Programming Ideas
The “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series by Jeff Kinney is still popular with readers grades 3-6, and a program based on the books is sure to be well attended, especially by boys. Here are [continue reading]
Zombie Programming Ideas
“Vampires are out – Zombies are in!” Or so I was told by a tween recently. Here are some Zombie programming ideas, probably best suited to those 10 years old and up, as most Zombie [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Lane, Andrew. Rebel Fire. Fic. .Sherlock Holmes, The Legend Begins Series. Farrar, 2012. 343p. $16.99 978-0-374-38768-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-10. In this second entry in the series Sherlock Holmes, the Legend Begins, 14-year-old Sherlock, his tutor [continue reading]
Free Webinar on Storytime
Please let your staff and colleagues know about this FREE event! Title: What’s New for Storytimes Presenter: Penny Peck Format: Webinar Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Start Time: 12 Noon Pacific 1PM Mountain 2PM Central [continue reading]
NPR’s Best Teen Books List
Thought this story from NPR might be of interest to readers. http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/157795366/your-favorites-100-best-ever-teen-novels and http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2012/09/10/160768675/when-a-popular-list-of-100-best-ever-teen-books-is-the-whitest-ever Submitted by Helen Block
Review of the Week
Haynes, Emily. Ganesha’s Sweet tooth. Sanjay Patel, Illus. Pic. Bk. Chronicle, 2012. [34]p. $16.99 978-1-4521-0362-4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-3. This playful reimagining of a Hindu legend offers the unanointed an entry into the ancient world [continue reading]