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February 2013

Outstanding!

Every month, we 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]

Published on Feb 6, 2013
Posted by: hayleybeale
Categories: Outstanding Books of the Month
Tags: outstanding

Meeting Reminder, Diane Wolkstein Dies, Gryphon Award, Arne Nixon Center News

Meeting Reminder – Friday, February 8, 2013, 9am-1pm at Oakland Main Library  Just a quick reminder about our regular ACL meeting this Friday – we will have the usual book reviewing and Distinguished Books sharing, [continue reading]

Published on Feb 4, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: ACL Events, Awards, Message from ACL, News, Obituary
Tags: Arne Nixon Center, Diane Wolkstein, Gryphon Award

Obituaries, new Briefings, and Sydney Taylor Awards

The latest issue of the California Library Association youth services interest group’s “Briefings” Newsletter is now available: http://www.cla-net.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=261 . Author/Illustrator Jan Ormerod Dies, Age 67:  Australian-born author and illustrator Jan Ormerod died in Cambridge, England, on January [continue reading]

Published on Feb 2, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards, News, Obituary
Tags: Antonio Frasconi, CLA Briefings, Jan Ormerod, Nina Ignatowicz, Sydney Taylor Awards

Read-Alike

Novels in Alternating Voices Read-Alikes

Read-Alikes for Novels in Alternating Voices: Angleberger, Tom. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda Avi, and Rachel Vail. Never Mind! A Twin Novel Carvell, Marlene. Sweetgrass Basket Clements, Andrew. A Week in the Woods Creech, [continue reading]

Published on Feb 1, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Alternating Voices

Read-Alike

Indian, Pakistani, and Afghan Asian-American Characters Read-Alikes

Novels with Indian, Pakistani, and Afghan Asian-American Characters: Banerjee, Anjali. Looking for Bapu Banerjee, Anjali. Seaglass Summer Chari, Sheela. Vanished Fleming, Candace. Lowji Discovers America Krishnaswai, Uma. The Grand Plan to Fix Everything Hiranandani, Veera. [continue reading]

Published on Feb 1, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Afghan, Indian, Pakistani, Read-Alikes

Storytime

Digging in Flower Gardens Storytime Ideas

Preschool Storytime Ideas Digging in Flower Gardens Flower gardening can be fun for preschoolers, even if they don’t have a yard at their home. They can have flowering houseplants, or flower pots on the windowsill. [continue reading]

Published on Feb 1, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Everyday things
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool

Storytime

Digging in the Sand Storytime Ideas

Preschool Storytime Ideas Digging in the Sand For many California libraries, the beach is not far away, and most preschoolers have been to the beach. Even if they haven’t, they would enjoy these stories, and [continue reading]

Published on Feb 1, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Everyday things, Miscellaneous
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool

Storytime

Strawberries Storytime Ideas (2013)

Strawberries are tasty and sweet, but also healthy, so they are great for helping preschoolers learn good eating habits. Luckily, there are some great picture books featuring strawberries! For a simple craft, make these handprint [continue reading]

Published on Feb 1, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Everyday things
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool
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