ACL

Association of Children's Librarians

  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • About
  • Calendar
    • Past Institutes
    • Sex Ed for Librarians 2022
    • Performers’ Showcase
  • Resources
    • Storytime Ideas
    • Read-alikes
    • Reviews
    • Programming Ideas
    • Professional Development
    • Distinguished Books Lists
    • More…
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Join

September 2019

Out of the Ordinary

Marcus, Leonard S. Helen Oxenbury: A Life in Illustration. Candlewick, 04/2019.  288p. $40. 978-0-7636-9258-2.      Children’s book author and illustrator Helen Oxenbury is celebrated in this lush coffee table book, filled with personal photographs and [continue reading]

Published on Sep 30, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Out of the Ordinary

“Born Criminal” Author Angelica Carpenter to Speak

Born Criminal: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Radical Feminist Author to Speak at SFPL: Author Angelica Shirley Carpenter discusses Matilda Joslyn Gage. For the first fifty years of the women’s rights movement, Gage was a well-known leader, [continue reading]

Published on Sep 29, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News, San Francisco Public Library, Updates

CBC DIVERSITY AWARDS

Children’s Book Council Names Diversity Award Winners: The CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Awards were announced on Sept. 25, 2019; this is the second year for these awards. The award honors children’s book publishing professionals; this [continue reading]

Published on Sep 27, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards, News

Caldecott Medalist Mordicai Gerstein Dies

Caldecott Medalist Mordicai Gerstein Dies:  Author/illustrator Mordicai Gerstein died on Sept. 24, 2019.  He wrote and illustrated all types of children’s books, including the Caldecott Medal-winning The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2003).   [continue reading]

Published on Sep 27, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News, Obituary

Review

Downstairs Girl Review

Lee, Stacey. Downstairs Girl, The. Fiction. Putnam, 08/2019. 384pp. $17.99. 978-1-5247-4095-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-12. In 1890 Atlanta, Jo Kuan, a 17-year-old Chinese American girl, has just lost her job with a milliner for being a [continue reading]

Published on Sep 25, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck

ACL MINI-GRANT REPORT – DALY CITY

Fur, Tails, and Scales at the Westlake Library The Daly City Public Library was honored to be a recipient of the 2019 ACL mini-grant! On August 16th we were very excited to bring Fur, Tails, [continue reading]

Published on Sep 24, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Programming Ideas
Tags: Daly City

Review

Wait, Rest, Pause Review

Atkins, Marcie Flinchum. Wait, Rest, Pause: Dormancy in Nature. Non-fiction. Millbrook/Lerner, 09/2019. [32]pp. $27.99. 978-1-5415-6192-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Don’t miss this well-executed non-fiction book for older pre­school to second graders about a rarely discussed concept, [continue reading]

Published on Sep 20, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck

National Book Awards Names Longlist for Young People’s Literature

National Book Awards Names Longlist for Young People’s Literature: The ten authors up for the National Book Award in the Young People’s category are: Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson for The Undefeated, Laurie Halse Anderson [continue reading]

Published on Sep 17, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards, News
Tags: National Book Awards
  • 1
  • 2
  • Next

Recent Posts

  • Jordan Says Good Job Review
  • Dev Tries his Best Review
  • Reiko’s Team Review
  • Fish Storytime
  • Mountains Storytime

Sign up to receive our blog and other updates by email.

Blog updates
Sending

Categories

  • ACL Events
  • Awards
  • Board Book Round Up
  • Media Watch
  • Message from ACL
  • News
  • Obituary
  • Out of the Ordinary
  • Outstanding Books of the Month
  • Professional Development
  • Programming Ideas
  • Review
  • San Francisco Public Library
  • storytime
  • Updates
  • Website of the Month

Tags

2018 Summer Reading 2019 Summer Reading ACL BayNews ACL Institute ACL Meeting ALA Conference ALSC American Library Association Arne Nixon Center BAYA Bay Area Storytelling Festival BayNews Beatty Award Beverly Cleary Board books Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Caldecott Medal California Library Association Children's Fairyland CLA Common Core Do-It-Yourself Programs Dorothy Helfeld Fellowships Dr. Seuss Edgar Awards Ezra Jack Keats Awards fantasy Flap books Infopeople Jacqueline Woodson Kate DiCamillo Mary Ann Scheuer Maurice Sendak National Book Award National Book Awards Newbery Medal Oakland Public Library outstanding Performers' Showcase Pop-up books School Library Journal Storytime Summer Reading Summer Reading Program Sydney Taylor Awards

Archives

  • 2022
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2021
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2020
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2019
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2018
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2017
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2016
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2015
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2014
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2013
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2012
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2011
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2010
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2009
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2008
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2007
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • July
    • June
    • April
    • February
    • January
  • 2006
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • March
    • February
  • 2005
    • December
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • March
  • 2004
    • December
    • September
    • January
  • 2003
    • October
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • February
    • January
  • 2002
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • May
  • 2001
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • March
    • February
  • 2000
    • December
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • June
    • May
    • March
    • January
  • 1999
    • December
    • November

© Copyright 1999 - 2022 Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California · All Rights Reserved · Log In