Paeff, Colleen. Great Stink, The: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London’s Poop Pollution Problem. Nancy Carpenter, Illus. Non-fiction. Simon & Schuster/ McElderry, 08/2021. [40]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5344-4929-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-4. London in the 1800s smelled terrible—and people [continue reading]
ACL Meeting on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 10am
ACL Meeting Friday, May 13, 2022: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, May 13, 2022, from 10:00am-Noon over Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84205853956?pwd=V3FQOG5sOEpPaVhxS0hOQzA4TlhEQT09. For our [continue reading]
Packing for Mars for Kids Review
Roach, Mary. Packing for Mars for Kids. Non-fiction. Norton, 04/2022. 144pp. $16.95. 978-1-324-01937-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. What is the greatest challenge for a rocket scientist? It turns out it is the human body. In seven [continue reading]
Free Books for Kids Available
Free Books for Kids: As schools wind down and camps or daycare centers prepare for summer, it’s possible that you know of an agency that would be interested in Free Books for Kids: * (freebooksforkids.org). This [continue reading]
Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? Review
Connor, Leslie. Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? Fiction. HarperCollins, 02/2022. 336pp. $21.00. 978-0-06-299936-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Aurora talks a mile a minute and Frenchie never speaks, but the two neurodiverse sixth graders are best friends. When [continue reading]
Stuntboy, in the Meantime Read-Alikes
Stuntboy, in the Meantime by Jason Reynolds Alexander, Kwame. The Crossover. Bell, Cece. El Deafo. Craft, Jerry. New Kid. Emerson, Marcus. The Super Life of Ben Braver. Graff, Lisa. Absolutely Almost. Jeong, BonHyung. Kyle’s [continue reading]
Author Shirley Hughes Dies
Author Shirley Hughes Dies: Author/Illustrator Shirley Hughes died at age 94 on Feb. 25, 2022 at her home in England. She created more than fifty children’s books, including the “Dogger” and Alfie” series of picture [continue reading]
DIY: “How to Train Your Dragon”
DO IT YOURSELF PROGRAMMING: “How to Train Your Dragon” The film “How to Train Your Dragon” is an award-winning animated feature film that inspired two sequels. It is based on a tween novel of [continue reading]