Cooper, Helen. Saving the Butterfly. Gill Smith, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 06/2022. [28]pp. $17.99. 978-1- 5362-2055-1. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-3. Two refugee children are rescued from a boat and while the older sister is traumatized, the [continue reading]
November 2022
Big Christmas Bake Review
Barker, Fiona. Big Christmas Bake, The. Pippa Curnick, Illus. Picture Book. Happy Yak, 10/2022. [30]pp. $4.99. 978-0-7112- 6814-2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-3. In this takeoff of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” children bake a cake [continue reading]
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part II
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part II New Single Titles Delporte, Corinne. The Little Prince: My Book of Feelings. CrackBoom! 08/2022. [20p.]. $12.95. 978-2-89802-355-2. Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s “Little Prince” character demonstrates various emotions, including joy, [continue reading]
Welcome Our ACL Helfeld Scholars
Welcome Our ACL Helfeld Scholars Five new Helfeld Scholars were welcomed at our September ACL Meeting. These new members will be participating in many ACL activities, including writing book reviews for BayViews. See below for [continue reading]
Out of This World Review
Walker, Sally M. Out of This World: Star-Studded Haiku. Matthew Trueman, Illus. Non-fiction. Candlewick, 04/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-1-5362-0356-1. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-5. The solar system and universe are presented via simple, three-line haiku poems and beautifully [continue reading]
I’m a Neutrino Review
Vavagiakis, Eve M. I’m a Neutrino: Tiny Particles in a Big Universe. Ilze Lemesis, Illus. Non-fiction. MIT Kids, 03/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-1-5362-2207-4. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-5. How to explain what neutrinos are? One way is this [continue reading]
Seen and Unseen Review
Partridge, Elizabeth. Seen and Unseen: What Toyo Miyataki, Dorothea Lange, and Ansel Adams Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration. Lauren Tamaki, Illus. Graphic. Chronicle, 10/2022. 132pp. $21.99. 978-1-4521- 6510-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-12. What happened during [continue reading]
Buzzkill Review
Maloney, Brenna. Buzzkill: A Wild Wander Through the Weird and Threatened World of Bugs. Dave Mottram, Illus. Non-fiction. H. Holt, 10/2022. 384pp. $19.99. 978-1-2508-0103-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Some books demand to be shared—the stories are [continue reading]