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May 2015

Final “Amelia” book from Marissa Moss, Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced

Marissa Moss Finishes “Amelia’s Notebook” Series: Marissa Moss announced that she will conclude the popular tween fictional journal series featuring Amelia, who has appeared in books over the past 20 years, which have sold more [continue reading]

Published on May 28, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards, News
Tags: Amelia's Journal, Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Marissa Moss

Review

It’s Only Stanley Review

Agee, Jon. It’s Only Stanley. Jon Agee, Illus. Picture. Book. Dial/Penguin, 03/2015. [32]p. $17.9.9 978-0-8037-3907-9.  OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. The title serves as the refrain for this rhyming picture book featuring the Wimbledon family with a [continue reading]

Published on May 27, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: It's Only Stanley, Jon Agee

Professional Reading: Sticky Fingers: DIY Duct Tape Projects

Professional Reading:  Maletsky, Sophie. Sticky Fingers: DIY Duct Tape Projects. Zest Books, 2013. $16.99. ISBN 978-1-936976-54-6. Check the young adult nonfiction area of your library and you may find you already own this wonderful resource. [continue reading]

Published on May 25, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Programming Ideas
Tags: Sophie Maletsky, Sticky Fingers

Programming Ideas: STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math)

Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas:  Hands-on STEAM for Kids   STEAM, or Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, is currently a dominant theme in education. Libraries can hold entertaining STEAM programming, offering many different experiences for a [continue reading]

Published on May 22, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Programming Ideas
Tags: STEAM Programming

Review

Red: A Crayon’s Story Review

Hall, Michael. Red: A Crayon’s Story. Michael Hall, Illus. Picture Book. Greenwillow, 02/2015. [37]p. $17.99. 978-0-06-225207-4, PLB $18.89 978-0-06-225209-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. Red is a crayon who is clearly blue, but no one is able [continue reading]

Published on May 20, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Michael Hall, Red: A Crayon's Story

ACL Members Elected, Jane Addams Awards, New BayNews Posted

Congratulations to our members who were elected to ALA offices! The following members of the Association of Children’s Librarians (of Northern California) were recently elected to ALA Office or Committees! Help us congratulate them! *Pat [continue reading]

Published on May 18, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards, Message from ACL
Tags: ALSC, BayNews, Jane Addams

Read-Alike

Novels in the Form of Emails/Texts/Blogs Read-Alikes (2015)

Tween and Teen Books Written in the Form of Emails/Texts/Blogs: Amato, Mary. The Naked Mole-rat Letters. Anderson, Jodi Lynn. Loser/Queen. Bancks, Tristan. Mac Slater Hunts the Cool. Bell, Cathleen D. Little Blog on the Prairie. [continue reading]

Published on May 15, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Novels in the Form of Texts

Review

Place Hacking: Venturing Off Limits Review

Rosen, Michael J. Place Hacking: Venturing Off Limits. Non-fiction. 21st Century, 2015. 72p. PLB $33.32.  978-1-4677-2515-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-12. Exploration is difficult today, unless one is willing to leave the planet, but place hacking (defined [continue reading]

Published on May 13, 2015
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: Place Hacking
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