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April 2014

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Kulkin, Susan. Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out. Susan Kulkin, Illus. Non-fic. Candlewick, 2014. 182p. $22.99 978-0-7636-5611-9 OUTSTANDING GRADES 8-ADULT Kulkin presents the reader with an opportunity to hear the thoughtful and heartfelt reflections of [continue reading]

Published on Apr 30, 2014
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Beyond Magenta, Susan Kulkin

Author Herb Wong Dies, Northern Calif. Book Awards

Menlo Park Author Herb Wong Dies: Herb Wong died on April 20, 2014 at the age of 88. A Bay Area native, Wong was a journalist and expert on jazz, but also wrote several children’s [continue reading]

Published on Apr 25, 2014
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards, Obituary
Tags: Herb Wong, Northern California Book Awards

Review

Review of the Week

Reissues and New Editions: Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad: Storybook Treasury. Illustrated by Arnold Lobel. HarperCollins, 2014. $11.99. ISBN 978-0-06-229258-2.  Often these compilation volumes don’t really work, but this may be the exception that proves [continue reading]

Published on Apr 23, 2014
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Amelia Bedelia, Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad, Herman Parish

Read-Alike

Lawn Boy Read-Alikes

Read-Alikes for Gary Paulsen’s “Lawn Boy” series, and other books about young entrepreneurs:    Barrows, Annie. Ivy + Bean: No News Is Good News. Boelts, Maribeth. The PS Brothers. Calhoun, Dia. Eva on the Farm. [continue reading]

Published on Apr 21, 2014
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: "Lawn Boy" series, Entrepreneurs, Gary Paulsen

“Tree Lady” Wins Beatty, Sue Townsend Dies, New BayNews Posted

The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins selected for 2014 CLA Beatty Award: The Tree Lady, written by H. Joseph Hopkins and illustrated by Jill McElmurry, has been selected by the California Library Association (CLA) [continue reading]

Published on Apr 18, 2014
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards, Message from ACL, News, Obituary
Tags: BayNews, Beatty Award, Sue Townsend, Teen Read Week, The Tree Lady

Review

Review of the Week

Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter and Tabby Drop the Ball. Arthur Howard, Illus. Easy Reader.  Mr. Putter & Tabby Series. Harcourt, 2013. [44]p. $14.99. 978-0-15-205072-6, PB $5.99 978-0-54-434115-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-3. Mr. Putter and his cat, [continue reading]

Published on Apr 16, 2014
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Cynthia Rylant, Mr. Putter and Tabby Drop the Ball

Retro Reads: “Figgs & Phantoms” by Ellen Raskin

Raskin, Ellen. Figgs & Phantoms. Dutton, 1974. 176p. $16.99, ISBN 0525423672. Ellen Raskin is best known for her Newbery Medal winning mystery The Westing Game, but her lesser known novel Figgs & Phantoms is just [continue reading]

Published on Apr 14, 2014
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Updates
Tags: Ellen Raskin, Figgs & Phantoms, Retro Reads

Review

Review of the Week

Schneider, Josh. Bedtime Monsters.  Josh Schneider, Illus.  Picture Book.  Clarion, 2013.  [32]p. $16.99.  978-0-544-00270-8.  OUTSTANDING.  GRADES PRE-2. Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winner Schneider has created the perfect book for any child who is terrified of monsters [continue reading]

Published on Apr 9, 2014
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Bedtime Monsters, Josh Schneider
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