Berry, Julie. Lovely War. Fiction. Viking, 03/2019. 512pp. $18.99. 978-0-451-46993-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-12. A gorgeous and lush YA romance set during WW I is framed by a quarrel between the Greek gods representing the novel’s [continue reading]
April 2019
OUTSTANDING! – March 2019
Each 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]
The Way You Make Me Feel Named Beatty Award Winner
The Way You Make Me Feel Named 2019 Beatty Award Recipient: Maurene Goo’s YA novel The Way You Make Me Feel (FSG, 2018) has been chosen to receive the 2019 John and Patricia Beatty Award [continue reading]
Hush, Little Bunny Review
Stein, David Ezra. Hush, Little Bunny. David Ezra Stein, Illus. Picture Book. Balzer & Bray, 01/2019. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-284522-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES TOD-K. In this original rhyme inspired by the lullaby “Hush, Little Baby,” papa [continue reading]
Free Webinar “New Books for Storytime” – Tues. April 23rd
Infopeople offers a free webinar on “New Books for Storytime,” scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Noon: https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?id=834&reset=1 Presenter Penny Peck will describe books published in 2018 and 2019 that are perfect for storytime, [continue reading]
Night Sky Storytime – Revised
2019 Summer Reading Theme “A Universe of Stories” – Night Sky (revised) This month, we celebrate the night sky! For a simple craft project, make constellation pictures: www.crayola.com/crafts/found!-constellations-in-outer-space-craft/ . Elliot, David. Henry’s Stars. Henry sees [continue reading]
Astronauts Storytime – Revised
2019 Summer Reading Theme “A Universe of Stories” – Astronauts (revised) “A Universe of Stories’ is the 2019 theme for the Collaborative Summer Library Program, which is used by many libraries: www.cslpreads.org/. Space, astronomy, and [continue reading]
Invisible War Review
Wild, Alisa, Briony Barr, and Dr. Gregory Crocetti. Invisible War, The: A World War I Tale on Two Scales. Ben Hutchings, Illus. Graphic Novel. Graphic Universe, 04/2019. 68[+12]pp. $29.32. 978-1-5415-4155-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-12. The dramatic [continue reading]