Gene Luen Yang Receives 2023 NSK Neustadt Price for Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Gene Luen Yang from the San Francisco Bay Area is the first graphic novelist to win the NSK Neustadt Prize for [continue reading]
October 2022
Little Forest Keepers, The Review
Lundquist, Mary. Little Forest Keepers, The. Mary Lundquist, Illus. Picture Book. Balzer & Bray, 12/2021. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-228782-3. ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. This winter wonderland title features Ash and Pudd, a pair of tiny, [continue reading]
Lightlark Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES Lightlark by Alex Aster Barnes, Jennifer Lynn. “The Inheritance Games” series. Black, Holly. The Cruel Prince. Cashore, Kristen. “Graceling Realm” series. Chen, Gina. Violet Made of Thorns. Collins, Suzanne. “Hunger Games” series. Dao, Julie [continue reading]
Everything Awesome about Space and Other Galactic Facts Review
Lowery, Mike. Everything Awesome about Space and Other Galactic Facts. Mike Lowery, Illus. Non-fiction. Scholastic/ Orchard, 09/2021. 125pp. $16.99. 978-1-338-35974-9. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-5. Space can be fun, but also overwhelmingly busy. Lowery’s fast-paced writing and [continue reading]
Dead Girls Can’t Tell Secrets Review
Ichaso, Chelsea. Dead Girls Can’t Tell Secrets. Fiction. Sourcebooks Fire, 04/2022. 315pp. PB $10.99. 978-1-7282-5597-2. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 8-12. High school senior Savannah’s slightly younger sister Piper is in a coma after a fall, which no [continue reading]
Librarians Storytime – Revised
Librarians – Revised With school beginning, a librarian-themed storytime can be fun for a class visit coming for a library tour, or for a regular library storytime. For a craft project, make bookmarks using some [continue reading]
Panda Storytime
Pandas Storytime Many preschoolers are fond of pandas, so this animal is a great theme for a storytime. Maybe young children relate to this cuddly animal! For a craft project to follow these stories, try [continue reading]
Outstanding! October 2022
Fiction Hollow Fires, by Samira Ahmed, Little Brown, 2022 A fast-paced exploration of the personal and societal impacts of Islamaphobia in today’s America, Hollow Fires challenges the reader to understand the underlying forces driving an intolerable [continue reading]