Cumulative – such as The House That Jack Built by various authors, Don and Audrey Wood’s The Napping House (Harcourt, 1984), or Laura Thompson’s The Apple Pie That Papa Baked (S&S, 2007). Revised January 2019 [continue reading]
January 2019
Participation/Call and Response Picture Books for Storytime – Revised
Participation and Call and Response– such as Bill Martin’s Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Holt, 1983), Remy Charlip’s Fortunately (Four Winds, 1964), Jules Feiffer’s Bark, George (HarperCollins, 1999), or Ed Emberley’s Go [continue reading]
Informational Picture Books for Storytime – Revised
Short Informational Picture Books Revised January 2019 Adler, David A. Magnets Push, Magnets Pull. Illus. by Anna Raff. Holiday House, 2017. American Museum of Natural History. Baby Elephant Joins the Herd. Sterling, 2019. Angus, [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]
2019 Walter Awards Announced
We Need Diverse Books Names 2019 Walter Award Winners: The 2019 Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature, which is administered by We Need Diverse Books, named its winners: 2019 Walter Award, Teen Category: [continue reading]
San Jose Public Library Program – Graphic Novel Making
San Jose Public Library Graphic Novel Making Contest Summer 2018 The San Jose Public Library was most appreciative to be chosen as a recipient of the 2018 ACL mini grant program. This grant was used [continue reading]