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December 2013

Read-Alike

Mary Poppins Read-Alikes

These are all children’s books with distinctive Nanny characters.  You may have readers interested in the “Poppins” books if they have seen the film “Saving Mr. Banks,” about the meeting between Walt Disney and P.L. [continue reading]

Published on Dec 30, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Mary Poppins, P.L. Travers

Oakland Librarian Collects Notes Left in Books

Check out this story in the San Francisco Chronicle, celebrating librarian Sharon McKellar and her collection of notes left in library books: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-librarian-collects-ephemera-left-behind-5097100.php .  There are also comments from Nina Lindsay.   Submitted by Ruth Gordon

Published on Dec 28, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News
Tags: Nina Lindsay, Sharon McKellar

Review

When Charley Met Grandpa Review

Hest, Amy. When Charley Met Grandpa. Helen Oxenbury, Illus. Pic. Bk. Candlewick, 2013. [34]p. $15.99. 978-0-7636-5314-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Henry and his puppy Charley of Charley’s First Night (2012) return in an equally charming sequel. [continue reading]

Published on Dec 26, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Amy Hest, When Charley Met Grandpa

Retro Reads: Mary Poppins

Travers, P.L. Mary Poppins.  Illus. by Mary Shepard. 143p. Harcourt, 1934 (2007 reissue). With the plethora of TV commercials touting the new film “Saving Mr. Banks,” about Walt Disney’s efforts to obtain the film rights [continue reading]

Published on Dec 20, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Message from ACL
Tags: Mary Poppins, Retro Reads

Review

Review of the Week, Price Correction

Castellucci, Cecil. Odd Duck.  Sara Varon, Illus. Fiction.  First Second, 2013. 96p. $15.99. 978-1-59643-557-5.  OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-4. Theodora has such a perfect routine for her daily life that she won’t even disrupt it to fly [continue reading]

Published on Dec 18, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Cecil Castellucci, Night Before Baseball at the Park by the Bay, Odd Duck, Sara Varon

Lila Perl Obituary, Booklist and School Library Journal Best Lists

Author Lila Perl Dies at age 92 Author Lila Perl has died at age 92.  Her books include Me and Fat Glenda (Seabury, 1972), Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story (Greenwillow, 1996), Dumb Like Me, [continue reading]

Published on Dec 13, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News, Obituary
Tags: Best of 2013, Booklist, Lila Perl, School Library Journal

Review

Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing Review

Marcus, Leonard S. Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing.  Non-fic.  Farrar, 2013. 64p. $24.99 978-0-374-31025-7.  OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. The life and accomplishments of Randolph Caldecott are presented in the picture-book-sized book filled [continue reading]

Published on Dec 12, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Leonard Marcus, Randolph Caldecott

ACL Meeting Reminder, NPR’s Best Books, Latino Literature

ACL Meeting Friday, Dec. 13, 2013:  Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members!  Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, December 13, 2013, from 9am–1pm at the Oakland Main Library.   We [continue reading]

Published on Dec 9, 2013
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: ACL Events, Message from ACL, News
Tags: ACL Meeting, Latino Literature, NPR
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