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October 2017

Review

Afar (graphic novel) Review

Del Duca, Leila. Afar. Kit Seaton, Illus.  Graphic novel. Image, 04/2017. [168]pp. PB $14.99. 978-1-63215-941-0. OUTSTANDING.  GRADES 7-12. Afar, an original, stand-alone graphic novel written by an all-female creative team, tells the fantasy adventure of [continue reading]

Published on Oct 31, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck

Board Book Round-up, Part I

Board Book Round-up, Part I It’s that time of year again! Time to evaluate new board books for library purchase and use in baby storytimes. New Individual Titles  Blackstone, Stella. Baby’s First Words. Illus. by [continue reading]

Published on Oct 29, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Board Book Round Up

Mother Goose Expert Iona Opie Dies

Iona Opie, Mother Goose expert, Dies at age 94: Iona Opie, along with her late husband Peter, is considered one of the foremost experts on the origins of “Mother Goose” rhymes; she died at age [continue reading]

Published on Oct 27, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Obituary
Tags: Iona Opie

Oakland Library’s Anti-Islamophobia Featured in SLJ

Oakland Public Library’s Anti-Islamophobia Program Featured in School Library Journal: With anti-Muslim hate crimes up 50% in California, Oakland PL recently hosted a program to support Muslim library users, with its “Everyone Is Welcome Here” [continue reading]

Published on Oct 27, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News
Tags: Oakland Public Library, School Library Journal

Review

Someday Suitcase Review

Haydu, Corey Ann. Someday Suitcase, The.  Fiction. K. Tegen/HarperCollins, 06/2017.  298pp.  $16.99. 978-0-06-235275-0. OUTSTANDING.  GRADES 3-7. Floridian fifth graders Clover and Danny are completely in tune, super-best friends, so when Danny becomes mysteriously ill, causing [continue reading]

Published on Oct 24, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck

Read-Alike

Read-Alikes for Multiple-Perspective Tween Novels

    Multi-perspective Tween Fiction   Anderson, John David. Ms. Bixby’s Last Day Angleberger, Tom. Origami Yoda series. Appelt, Kathi. Maybe a Fox. Buyea, Rob. Mr. Terupt series. Clements, Andrew. Extra Credit Creech, Sharon. The [continue reading]

Published on Oct 22, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck

Review

Charlie and Mouse and Grumpy Review

Snyder, Laurel. Charlie and Mouse and Grumpy. Emily Hughes, Illus.  Easy Reader. Charlie and Mouse Series; bk. 2. Chronicle, 10/2017. [48]pp. $14.99. 978-1-4521-3748-3. OUTSTANDING.  GRADES PRE-2.       Two young Caucasian brothers enjoy a [continue reading]

Published on Oct 17, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck

Professional Reading: Bruce Handy’s WILD THINGS

Handy, Bruce. Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children’s Literature as an Adult. Simon & Schuster, 2017. 307p. $26.  978-1-4516-0995-0.      Handy is best known for his articles in The New Yorker and other magazines, [continue reading]

Published on Oct 14, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Review
Tags: Bruce Handy, Professional Reading
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