Cornwall, Gaia. Jabari Jumps. Gaia Cornwall, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 05/2017. [32]pp. $15.99. 978-0-7636-7838-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Jabari, an African American boy, conquers his fear of jumping off the high dive with his father’s advice [continue reading]
July 2017
ACL Meeting Friday, July 14 in Oakland
ACL Meeting Friday, July 14, 2017: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, July 14, 2017, from 9am-Noon at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Amy Cheney and Matthew Lorenzo Named CLA Award Recipients
Amy Cheney Receives Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award from Calif. Library Association – Amy Cheney, librarian with Oakland Unified, was named the recipient of the Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award, given by the California Library [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – June 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]
Timmy Failure: The Cat Stole My Pants Review
Pastis, Stephan. Timmy Failure: The Cat Stole My Pants. Stephan Pastis, Illus. Fiction. Timmy Failure Series; bk. 6. Candlewick, 2017. 264pp. $14.99. 978-0-7636-9733-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-6. Northern California author and cartoonist Stephan Pastis has written [continue reading]