Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table. Eric-Shabazz Larkin, Illus. Non-fiction. Readers to Eaters, 2013. [32]p. $17.95. 978-0-9836615-3-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-6. Will Allen deserves this compelling biography so aptly rendered by author [continue reading]
October 2013
Halloween Read-Alouds
Halloween Read-alouds for ages 4-8 (Picture books) Reynolds, Aaron. Creepy Carrots! Jasper Rabbit wants some of the carrots that grow in a nearby field, but shadows and a “Twilight Zone” vibe frightens him. Savage, Stephen. [continue reading]
Al Capone Does My Homework Read-Alikes
Readalikes for Gennifer Choldenko’s “A Tale from Alcatraz” series, in celebration of the series’ final book Al Capone Does My Homework, Dial, 2013. Books set during the Great Depression: Ayres, Katherine. Macaroni Boy. Curtis, Christopher [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Say, Allen. The Favorite Daughter . Allen Say, Illus. Pic. Bk. Scholastic, 2013. [32]p. $17.99. 978-0-545-17662-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-6. While gently understated, this autobiographical picture book is outstanding on many levels. Yuriko is teased because [continue reading]
Retro Reads: The Moved-Outers by Florence Crannell Means
From time to time, we will reread classics or award winning children’s books from the past to see how they might be viewed in our current day. Means, Florence Crannell. The Moved-Outers. Houghton, 1945. 161 [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Ottaviani, Jim. Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikus. Maris Wicks, Illus. Graphic novel. First Second, 2013. 144p. $19.99. 978-1-59643-865-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-ADULT. The surprising and groundbreaking stories of the [continue reading]
Elisa Kleven at Fresno State on Nov. 1, 2013
The Arne Nixon Center Advocates would like to invite everyone to their Annual Meeting on November 1, 2013, in the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State. Award-winning picture book author and illustrator Elisa Kleven will [continue reading]
Board Books Round-up Part 3
More Board Books arrived just as we were finishing last month’s column, so here are more mini-reviews of new Board Books. Single Titles: Light, Steve. Diggers Go. Chronicle Books, 2013. 16p. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4521-1864-2. As [continue reading]