Beautiful Butterflies. Margarida Esteves, Illus. Addl. Creator Danielle McGuigan. Gibbs Smith, 04/2024. [10]pp.Nonfiction. Trade $16.99. 978-1-4236-6518-2. GRADES Baby/Toddler–Preschool. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Gorgeous illustrations and an exceptionally thoughtful presentation are marred by lackluster text and clunky rhymes in this nonfiction board book that introduces the metamorphosis cycle [continue reading]
December 2024
Iguanodon’s Horn Review
Rubin, Sean. Iguanodon’s Horn, The: How Artists and Scientists Put a Dinosaur Back Together Again and Again and Again. Sean Rubin, Illus. Clarion, 03/2024. 48pp. Nonfiction. Trade $21.99. 978-0-06-323921-0. GRADES 1–4. ADDITIONAL. When a gigantic tooth and other skeletal remains were unearthed in England in the 1800s, [continue reading]
Horn Book Names Best Books
Horn Book Magazine Names Best Books: Horn Book has chosen their Best Books for 2024: The Horn Book | Fanfare 2024 Booklist. The magazine is celebrating its 100th year, and named 53 books as the [continue reading]
Poet Nikki Giovanni Dies at 81
Poet Nikki Giovanni Dies at 81: Nikki Giovanni, renowned poet who also wrote books for children, has died at age 81. Her children’s books include the picture book A Library (Harper, 2022), and poetry collections [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, December 13, 2024
ACL Meeting Friday, December 13, 2024: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, December 13, 2024, from 9:00am-Noon, at the Berkeley Main Library, 2090 [continue reading]
“Dragon Masters” Series Read-Alikes
Dragon Masters series by Tracey West Carbone, Courtney. Raya and the Last Dragon. Charman, Katrina. The Last Firehawk series. Coven, Wanda. Henry Heckelbeck Gets a Dragon. Cowell, Cressida. How to Train Your Dragon series. Elliot, [continue reading]
Finally Heard Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES Finally Heard by Kelly Yang Anderson, John David. Posted. Borba, Adam. Outside Nowhere. Kelly, Erin Estrada. You Go First. Kim, Patti. I’m Okay. Libenson, Terri. Invisible Emmie. Lin, Grace. The Year of the [continue reading]
SLJ Names Best Books of 2024
School Library Journal Names Best Books of 2024: School Library Journal has released its annual Best Books list for 2024, with 193 titles making their list. See the full list here: SLJ-BestBooks-24-downloadable-f.pdf.