Bradford, Wade. Around the World in a Bathtub: Bathing All Over the World. Micha Archer, Illus. Non-fiction. Charlesbridge, 06/2017. [32]pp. $16.99. 978-1-58089-544-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. Around the world, children battle grownups in the daily ritual [continue reading]
September 2017
The Thing About Jellyfish Read-Alikes
The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin Tween Novels about Grief and Loss Arnold, Elana K. The Question of Miracles. Avery, Tom. My Brother’s Shadow. Bishop, Jenn. The Distance to Home. Byars, Betsy. Summer [continue reading]
ACL Members Featured in “This Is What a Librarian Looks Like”
ACL Members Featured in New Book: Kyle Cassidy has compiled an entertaining celebration of librarians, This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information, from Black Dog & [continue reading]
American Street Review
Zoboi, Ibi. American Street. Ibi Zoboi, Illus. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 2017. 324 [+5]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-247304-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-ADULT. Fabiola Toussaint and her mother have been planning their return to Detroit from their native Haiti [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary: Unusual Books
Mercier, Julie. Giant Seek & Find, Look Inside! Auzou, 2017. [18p.]. $24.95. 978-2-7338-4684-1. Lienard, Maud. Seek and Find National Parks. Auzou, 2017. [28p.]. $14.95. 978-2-7338-4821-0. Libraries needing more “seek and find” type books, similar to [continue reading]
ACL Meeting this Friday, Sept. 8th in Oakland
ACL Meeting Friday, September 8, 2017: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, September 8, 2017, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – August 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]
Meet Your ACL Helfeld Scholars on Sept. 8th
ACL HELFELD SCHOLARS ACL’s newest group of Dorothy Helfeld scholars will be welcomed at our meeting on September 8, 2017. Below please see their personal introduction: Jennifer Weisberg: I have experience working with youth [continue reading]