Marrero, Letisha. Salsa Magic. Levine Querido, 09/2023. 273pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-64614-260-6. GRADES 4–9. ADDITIONAL. Thirteen-year-old Maya Beatriz Montenegro Calderon loves her close-knit Puerto Rican family, who all work at the family’s Brooklyn cafe, including [continue reading]
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Bed of Stars Review
Love, Jessica. Bed of Stars, A. Jessica Love, Illus. Candlewick, 04/2023. 40pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-1239-6. GRADES Kindergarten–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. When the child narrator of this story expresses that the sheer magnitude of the [continue reading]
Be Thankful for Water Review
Ziefert, Harriet. Be Thankful for Water: How Water Sustains Our Planet. Brian Fitzgerald, Illus. Red Comet, 11/2023. [72]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-63655-074-9. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL. Similar in style to Ziefert’s Be Thankful for Trees (2022), [continue reading]
Stick and Stone on the Go Review
Ferry, Beth. Stick and Stone on the Go. Kristen Cella, Illus. Stick and Stone. Clarion, 02/2023. 96pp. Graphic. Trade $12.99. 978-0358549383. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. This early reader graphic novel contains two stories about Stick [continue reading]
Stone Age Beasts Review
Lerwill, Ben. Stone Age Beasts. Grahame Baker-Smith, Illus. Candlewick, 11/2023. 48pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-5362-3134-2. GRADES 3–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Satisfyingly fierce and intimidating animal portraits stare down from prehistoric times, providing facts and also inspiring [continue reading]
Big Review
Harrison, Vashti. Big. Vashti Harrison, Illus. Little Brown, 05/2023. [60]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-316-35322-9. GRADES Preschool-2. OUTSTANDING. As a young girl grows, becoming a “big girl” changes from a positive message into a hurtful [continue reading]
2024 Mini-Grant Applications Welcome
ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN’S LIBRARIANS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MINI-GRANT APPLICATION FOR LIBRARY PROGRAMMING – 2024 The Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California is pleased to announce our next round of Mini-grants for library programming, [continue reading]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Revised December 2023 Aardagh, Philip. A House Called Awful End (series). Atwater, Richard and Florence. Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Boyce, Frank Cottrell. Cosmic. Brittain, Bill. The Wish [continue reading]