ACL INSTITUTE REGISTRATION OPEN: We Are Here: Creating Better Library Services for Immigrant Youth and Families” is the title of the 2019 ACL Institute. Join us for a day of inspiration, exploration, networking, and partnership-building, [continue reading]
January 2019
Stuff of Stars Review
Bauer, Marion Dane. Stuff of Stars, The. Ekua Holmes, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 09/2018. [40]pp. $17.99. 978-0-7636-7883-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. Hand-marbled paper and collage, digitally arranged, relate the story of the beginning of the universe [continue reading]
American Library Association Announces Youth Media Awards
The American Library Association announced the Youth Media Awards today, at the Midwinter Conference in Seattle, WA. The Newbery Medal winner is Meg Medina for Merci Suarez Changes Gears, published by Candlewick. The Caldecott Medal winner is [continue reading]
“Ramona Quimby” Programming Ideas
Do It Yourself Programming Ideas: Beverly Cleary’s “Ramona Quimby” has been a beloved children’s book character for generations; her books are read by both boys and girls as soon as they move up [continue reading]
Saving Winslow Review
Creech, Sharon. Saving Winslow. Vincent Moustache, Illus. Fiction. J. Cotler/HarperCollins, 09/2018. 165pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-257070-3. PLB $17.89. 978-0-06-25702-7. OUTSTANDING . GRADES 3-5. Louie is tasked with caring for a baby miniature donkey and worries he won’t [continue reading]
Performers Showcase Reminder
Just a friendly reminder that registration for the Performers Showcase is still open – the event is less than two weeks away! Come see over thirty children’s performers, all in one day, all in one [continue reading]
Books of Special Interest
Mochizuki, Ken. Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition. Illus. by Dom Lee. Lee & Low, 1993/2018. [32p.] $17.95. 978-1-88000-001-4. In this picture book for older readers, a boy describes how his father led several parents [continue reading]
Night Job Review
Hesse, Karen. Night Job. G. Brian Karas, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 09/2018. [32]pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-6238-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-2. A young son joins his father for an overnight shift at his school custodian job. This story [continue reading]