DiCamillo, Kate. Leroy Ninker Saddles Up. Chris Van Dusen, Illus. Fiction. “Tales from Deckawoo Drive Series”. Candlewick, 2014. 90p. $12.99. 978-0-7636-6339-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-3. In the first of a new series that includes some of [continue reading]
December 2014
ACL Meeting, “Best” Lists
ACL Meeting Friday, December 12, 2014: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, December 12, 2014, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Performers’ Showcase, Morris Award Finalists, Programming Course
ACL Performers’ Showcase in the Bay Area: Come see over thirty children’s performers, all in one day, all in one place! Presented annually for more than 20 years, by the Association of Children’s Librarians of [continue reading]
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]
Chronicles of Prydain Series Read-Alikes
Chronicles of Prydain series by Lloyd Alexander. Beagle, Peter S. The Last Unicorn . Black, Holly. The Iron Trial. Collins, Suzanne. “Underland Chronicles” series. Cooper, Susan. “The Dark Is Rising” series. Cowell, Cressida. How to [continue reading]
Peace and Kindness Storytime Ideas
Along with our themes of Friends and Helping, a storytime on Peace and Kindness can assist parents who want to encourage their children to be mindful of others. This theme can easily be adapted for [continue reading]
Snowman Storytime Ideas (2014)
Celebrate winter with a snowman theme, which is fun for many of us in areas that don’t get snow! For a hands-on activity, make snowman out of marshmallows. Or, if you don’t want to use food [continue reading]