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April 2017

Storytime

Rabbits for Babies Storytime

Rabbits  for Babies Welcome song:  “Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed” Mother Goose rhyme: “Hop Like a Bunny” Get ready song: “Open, Shut Them” First book: 10 Hungry Rabbits by Anita Lobel.  Using counting and colors, a [continue reading]

Published on Apr 29, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Animals
Storytime Ages: Baby

Review

Factory Girl Review

La Valley, Josanne. Factory Girl. Fiction. Clarion, 01/2017. 265pp. $17.99. 978-0-544-69947-2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 9-12. Inspired by the author’s experiences while traveling in northern China, this moving fictional story sheds light on the Chinese policy [continue reading]

Published on Apr 26, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck

Turn the Page! Event at Children’s Fairyland in Oakland on May 6, 2017

Turn the Page! Event at Children’s Fairyland in Oakland on May 6, 2017 The second annual Turn the Page! event, celebrating children’s book authors and illustrators, will be held on Sat., May 6, 2017 at [continue reading]

Published on Apr 24, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News, Professional Development
Tags: Children's Fairyland

Storytime

Clothing Design Storytime

Clothing Design      For an activity fitting the Clothing Design theme, make simple paper dolls, or let children color and decorate newspaper hats. Beaumont, Karen. Hats Off to You!   Four friends try on different types of [continue reading]

Published on Apr 21, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: People, Summer Reading
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool

Storytime

Painting Storytime (revised)

Painting (revised) The 2017 summer reading/learning program themes of “Build a Better World,” from CSLP, and “Reading by Design,” from iREAD and the California State Library, both focus on building, construction, and design. Over the [continue reading]

Published on Apr 21, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Everyday things, Summer Reading
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool

Review

Tony Review

Galing, Ed. Tony. Erin E. Stead, Illus. Roaring Brook, 02/2017. [32]pp. $16.99. 978-1-62672-308-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Tony, a strong but gentle horse, and his driver deliver milk, eggs, and butter in the early morning hours. [continue reading]

Published on Apr 19, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck

Award-winning Author Patricia McKissack Dies

Author Patricia McKissack Dies:  Award-winning children’s book author Patricia McKissack died on April 7, 2017 at age 72 in St. Louis. She often co-wrote with her husband Fredrick McKissack, Sr. who died in 2013. Many [continue reading]

Published on Apr 17, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Obituary
Tags: Patricia McKissack

2017 Beatty Award Recipient: Firoozeh Dumas for It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel

2017 Beatty Award Recipient: Firoozeh Dumas for It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel California Library Association:  It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas and published by Clarion Books has been selected as the 2017 recipient [continue reading]

Published on Apr 13, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards, News
Tags: Beatty Award
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