New Pop-Up Books Tait, Alice. No, Nancy, No! A Dog Chase in New York. Walker, 12/2024. [20p.] $18.99. 978-1-5362-3271-4. Nancy and her dog Roger go to New York City to see the Broadway musical [continue reading]
April 2025
ACL Member Jenny Andrus Has a New Picture Book
ACL Member Jenny Andrus Has a New Picture Book: Longtime ACL member Jenny Andrus has a new picture book out entitled Elsa’s Chessboard (Neal Porter Books, 04/2025), with illustrations by Julie Downing. The story is [continue reading]
Mermaids – Revised
Mermaids – Revised Mermaids are a popular Halloween costume, so it can be a fun topic for storytime, too. Of course, mermaids and merpeople are not just for girls. For an activity, make one [continue reading]
Garbage Collectors
Garbage Collectors Young children see the garbage and recycling trucks often, so it makes a great topic for storytime. For an activity, focus on recycling: www.educationoutside.org/preschool/activities/recycling/. Awan, Jashar. Every Monday Mabel. Mabel makes sure [continue reading]
Vox Books Adventure for Autistic Children
Vox Books Adventure for Autistic Children By: Eboni A. Weston My son, Aaron loves the sound effects from the story Jabari Jumps. At first, I was reading normal picture books to Aaron, but Aaron wasn’t [continue reading]
ACL INSTITUTE DRAWS A LARGE CROWD
ACL INSTITUTE DRAWS A LARGE CROWD ACL held its first in-person Institute since the pandemic on April 11, 2025, drawing approximately 130 attendees to the San Francisco Main Library. The focus was on movement [continue reading]
One Big Open Sky Read-Alikes
One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome Burtinshaw, Julie. The Freedom of Jenny. Larson, Kirby. Hattie Big Sky. Lassieur, Allison. Journey to a Promised Land. Park, Linda Sue. Prairie Lotus. Rhodes, Jewell Parker. Will’s Race [continue reading]
First State of Being Read-Alikes
The First State of Being by Erin Estrada Kelly Borba, Adam. This Again? Cuevas,, Adrianna. What Fell from the Sky. Graff, Lisa. Rewind. Higuera, Donna Barba. The Last Cuentista. Korman, Gordon. Operation Do-over. Lewis, Cliff. [continue reading]