Schlitz, Laura Amy. Amber & Clay. Julia Iredale, Illus. Fiction. Candlewick, 03/2021. 544pp. $29.99. 978-1-5362-0122-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-9. Red-haired Rhaskos, a “slave boy” and artist (“as common as clay”), and brown-skinned Melisto, a high born [continue reading]
Gene Leun Yang Wins Eisner Awards
Gene Leun Yang Wins Three Eisner Awards: Bay Area graphic novelist Geen Leun Yang was awarded three Eisner Awards in late July 2021. He received two for SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN (Best Publication for Kids [continue reading]
Like Other Girls Review
Lundin, Britta. Like Other Girls. Fiction. Disney-Hyperion/Freeform, 08/2021. 384pp. $17.99. 978-1-368-03992-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-12. It’s not easy being a closeted butch lesbian in a small conservative town in rural Oregon, but high school junior Mara [continue reading]
Autumn Storytime – Revised
Autumn Storytime – revised Seasons are a useful subject for a preschooler, and for a craft project, check out: Fall Preschool Theme Activities and Lesson Plans (preschool-plan-it.com) . Bright, Rachel. The Squirrels Who Squabbled. In [continue reading]
Opposites Storytime – Revised
Opposites Storytime – revised Learning concepts such as opposites is important to kindergarten readiness. Plus, many picture books on opposites are great! You can make them call and response by encouraging your audience to call [continue reading]
Wakey Birds Review
Frost, Maddie. Wakey Birds. Maddie Frost, Illus. Picture Bookk. Templar, 01/2021. [36]pp. $16.99. 978-1-5362-1546-5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2. The animals try to go to sleep in the jungle but are kept awake by the small [continue reading]
Illustrator Floyd Cooper Dies
Illustrator Floyd Cooper Dies: Award-winning author/illustrator Floyd Cooper has died at age 64. In 2009, he was named the Coretta Scott King Award recipient for The Blacker the Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas; he also [continue reading]
Clues to the Universe Review
Li, Christina. Clues to the Universe. Fiction. HarperCollins/Quill Tree, 01/2021. 304pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-300-888-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. In this #OwnVoices middle grade debut, Christina Li creates two very likable seventh grade protagonists. Ro is a biracial [continue reading]