Fall is upon us, which means it is time for BayViews semi-annual review of new board books. We have not received as many books to review as we have in the past; let’s hope more [continue reading]
October 2012
Review of the Week
Telegemeier, Raina. Drama. Raina Telegemeier, Illus. Graphic. Graphix/Scholastic, 2012. 233p. $23.99, 978-0-545-32698-8. PB $10.99, 978-0-545-32699-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Raina Telegemeier’s follow-up to her Eisner-winning autobiographical graphic memoir Smile (2010) focuses on seventh grader Callie and [continue reading]
Meeting reminder and two recent articles worth a look
Just a quick reminder about the ACL meeting this Friday, October 12, 2012, 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library: http://www.bayviews.org/calendar.html . Along with reviewing and our regular business, we will be discussing Distinguished Books for 2012. [continue reading]
Webinar News
Missed the Infopeople Webinar “What’s New for Storytimes” and want to catch what was discussed? Just view the archive of the webinar, obtain the handouts, and read the chat, all available here: http://infopeople.org/training/whats-new-storytimes . Nearly 500 [continue reading]
Outstanding!
Every month, we’ll post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]
Little House on the Prairie Read-Alikes
Novels similar to Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie” series: Aldrich, Bess S. A Lantern in Her Hand. Armstrong, Jennifer. Black-Eyed Susan. Auch, Mary Jane. Frozen Summer and Journey to Nowhere. Avi. Hard [continue reading]
Harry Potter Read-Alikes (2012)
Abbott, Tony. THE SECRETS OF DROON SERIES. In this easy transitional chapter book series, three friends discover the entryway to a magical world (appropriate for 2nd-3rd grades). Alexander, Lloyd. CHRONICLES OF PRYDAIN SERIES. A [continue reading]
Math Storytime Ideas (2012)
Numbers and simple math concepts can make for several great storytimes and prepare the children before they enter Kindergarten. There are many hands-on activities you can do, from making simple number charts, to counting games, [continue reading]