Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger Allen, Elise. Twinchantment. August, John. Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire. Black, Holly. The Iron Trial. Carlson, Caroline. The Door at the End of the World. [continue reading]
August 2022
Detective Mole Review
Pintonato, Camilla. Detective Mole. Camilla Pintonato, Illus. Picture Book. Translated from the Italian by Debbie Bibo. HarperCollins, 11/2021. [40]pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-305178-2. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-2. When Grandpa Squirrel goes missing, Mole, who has long dreamed of [continue reading]
Nobody Owns the Moon Review
Riddle, Tohby. Nobody Owns the Moon. Tohby Riddle, Illus. Picture Book. Berbay, 10/2021. [32]pp. $19.99. 978-0-9943841-9-5. LOW ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-2. A fox called Clive Prendergast lives successfully in the city— clothed, working, and renting an [continue reading]
Five Minute Friendship Starters Review
Miller, Marie-Therese. Five-Minute Friendship Starters: A Sesame Street Guide to Making a Friend. Non-fiction. Lerner, 02/2022. 32pp. PLB $29.32 978-1-7284-3917-4, $9.99 978-1-7284-4847-3. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-2. Join with these Sesame Street characters to learn the basics [continue reading]
Cat and the Rat and the Hat Review
Lynas, Em. Cat and the Rat and the Hat, The. Matt Hunt, Illus. Picture Book. Nosy Crow,11/2021. [26]pp. $17.99, 978-1-5362-2310-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-1. While on a yellow mat, a plainly illustrated cat and rat constantly [continue reading]
Confessions of a Class Clown Review
Costner, Arianne. Confessions of a Class Clown. Billy Yong, Illus. Fiction. Random, 03/2022. 271pp. $16.99. 978-0-593-11870-2. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-8. Jack, a likely white seventh grader, loves to make people laugh, especially with funny MyTube videos [continue reading]
Oakland Librarian Sharon McKellar’s Found Items Display
Oakland Librarian Sharon McKellar’s Found Items Display: Sharon McKellar is receiving praise for her display of notes and other objects found in books at the Oakland Public Library: How an Oakland librarian turns trash into [continue reading]
Author/Illustrator Raymond Briggs Dies
Author/Illustrator Raymond Briggs Dies: Raymond Briggs died at age 88. Born in England in 1934, his first book was Peter and the Piskies, written by Ruth Manning-Sanders with Briggs’ illustrations, published in 1958. His most [continue reading]