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October 2019

Review

Enemy Child Review

Warren, Andrea. Enemy Child: The Story of Norman Mineta, A Boy Imprisoned in a Japanese American Internment Camp During World War II. Biography. Holiday, 04/2019. 214pp. $22.99. 978-0-8234-4151-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. Sibert honoree Warren offers [continue reading]

Published on Oct 31, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck

Board Book Round-up, Part 2

Board Book Round-up, Part 2 New Series Entries   Aartx, Esther. “Look, There’s a…” series. Nosy Crow, 04/2019. [10p.] $7.99 each. Look, There’s a Helicopter! 978-1-5362-0557-2. Look, There’s a Tractor! 978-1-5362-0558-9.      Each book features [continue reading]

Published on Oct 28, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Board Book Round Up, Updates

ACL MINI-GRANT REPORT – Mill Valley

The Mill Valley Public Library was honored to receive a 2019 ACL mini grant, and used it to create a Sensory Storytime for preschool-aged children with autism and other developmental needs.      Patrons with special [continue reading]

Published on Oct 25, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Programming Ideas

Review

My Papi Has a Motorcycle Review

Quintero, Isabel. My Papi Has a Motorcycle. Zeke Peña, Illus. Picture Book. Kokila, 05/2019. 40pp. $17.99. 978-0-525-55341-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. In the author’s note at the end of My Papi Has a Motorcycle, Isabel Quintero [continue reading]

Published on Oct 22, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck

Editor Richard Jackson Dies

Editor and Author Richard Jackson Dies:  Children’s book editor Richard Jackson who later became an author has died at age 84. Authors he worked with included Judy Blume, Avi, Cythnia Rylant, Rosemary Wells,  and Paula [continue reading]

Published on Oct 19, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Obituary

Storytime

Daytime for Babies Storytime

Daytime for Babies Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. A baby-toddler storytime can be [continue reading]

Published on Oct 18, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Science
Storytime Ages: Baby

Storytime

Rain for Babies Storytime

Rain for Babies Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. A baby-toddler storytime can be [continue reading]

Published on Oct 18, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Science
Storytime Ages: Baby

Review

It Feels Good to Be Yourself Review

Thorn, Theresa. It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book about Gender Identity. Noah Grigni, Illus. Picture Book. Holt, 04/2019. [34]pp. $17.99. 978-1-250-30295-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. A gently informative picture book that introduces characters with [continue reading]

Published on Oct 16, 2019
Posted by: pennypeck
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