Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling Bray, Libba. A Great and Terrible Beauty. Cossanteli, Veronica. The Extincts. DiTerrlizzi, Tony. Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You. Drake, Emily. [continue reading]
June 2017
DO IT YOURSELF PROGRAMMING “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” Movie Showing and Activities
The film adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” spinoff “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is available on DVD, and many libraries are planning screenings and events. The film was a big financial [continue reading]
Bronze and Sunflower Review
Cao, Wenxuan. Bronze and Sunflower. Fiction. Translated from the Chinese by Helen Wang. Candlewick, 03/2017. 386pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-8816-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-5. In China during the Cultural Revolution, an artist has been sent to the countryside [continue reading]
50th Annual Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced
2017 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards Announced: The 50th annual Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards were announced on May 31, 2017, celebrating literature for children and young adults. A winner and two [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, June 9th with Presentation on Informational Books at Storytime
ACL Meeting Friday, June 9, 2017: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, June 9, 2017, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – May 2017
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]
Habitats Storytime
Habitats (revised) Preserving habitats are part of building and design projects in many communities; for example, we want new housing to coexist with nearby lakes, parks, and other habitats where animals live. For a habitat-related [continue reading]
Houses and Homes Storytime
Houses and Homes (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. [continue reading]