Seeds In the summer of 2026, several libraries are using the theme “Plant a Seed, Read” for the summer reading program. It is a great theme for a storytime anytime of the year! You could [continue reading]
America As It Happened Review
America As It Happened: A Moment-by-Moment Journey through Time, from Prehistory to the Present Day. Matthew Taylor Wilson, Illus. Addl. Creator The Washington Post. What on Earth!, 03/2026. 191pp. Nonfiction. Trade $30.00. 978-1-80466-167-3. GRADES 4–8. [continue reading]
Whose Tree Is This? Review
Singer, Marilyn. Whose Tree Is This? Poems About the Mighty Oak and Its Companions. Julian Plum, Illus. Millbrook, 04/2026. [36]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 979-8-7656-7083-5. GRADES Kindergarten–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Twelve animals and one human each narrate [continue reading]
We the People is All the People Review
Reeves, Howard W. We the People Is All the People. Duncan Tonatiuh, Illus. Abrams, 04/2026. [36]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-4197-7649-6. GRADES Kindergarten–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. This unusual free verse poetic essay offers a modern interpretation of [continue reading]
Styx and Stones Review
Schmidt, Gary D. Styx and Stones. Addl. Creator Ron Koertge. Clarion, 05/2026. 231pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-06-338097-4. GRADES 5–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Simon has spent more than 2,000 years in the underworld after his entire family [continue reading]
Cowgirl Dreaming Review
Owens, R.J. Cowgirl Dreaming. Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, Illus. Abrams, 05/2026. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-949480-57-3. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING. A young girl describes her nervous anticipation as she prepares to ride in her first Black [continue reading]
Author Jane Yolen Dies at 87
Author Jane Yolen Dies: Award-winning children’s author and folklorist Jane Yolen died at age 87 on June 11. 2026. She wrote more than 400 books, from picture books, to poetry, to novels. For example, her [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, June 12, 2026
ACL Meeting Friday, June 12, 2026: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, June 12, from 9:00am-Noon, at the Oakland Public Library, 125 14th [continue reading]