Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes Alexander, Kwame. The Crossover. Brown, India Hill. The Forgotten Girl. Cummings, Pat. Trace. Draper, Sharon. Blended. Frank, Steven. Armstrong and Charlie. Fuqua, Jonathon Scott. Darby. Jackson, Linda Williams. [continue reading]
Author Joanna Cole Dies
Author Joanna Cole Dies – Creator of “The Magic School Bus” series: Joanna Cole died on July 12, 2020 at age 75 (cause not given); this was announced by her publisher Scholastic. Cole was best [continue reading]
Bear Is a Bear (Except When He’s Not) Review
Newson, Karl. Bear Is a Bear (Except When He’s Not), A. Anuska Allepuz, Illus. Picture Book. Nosy Crow, 08/2020. [32]pp. $16.99. 978-1-5362-1202-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. A bear imagines he is various different animals in this [continue reading]
Local Librarians Featured in School Library Journal
Local Librarians in School Library Journal: Check out articles written by local youth services librarians in School Library Journal. Amy Cheney of Oakland USD offers “Putting Ideas Into Practice” on Restorative Justice, in the May [continue reading]
Virtual ACL Meeting Friday, July 10 at 10am
Please join us for our Zoom meeting this Friday, July 10, 2020, 10-11:30am! We will present our new reviews of Outstanding titles, and then discuss how are libraries are responding to the current situation. Email [continue reading]
Egypt Storytime – Revised
Egypt – revised Over the past several months, we have been updating our Storytime themes on various countries around the world; we will conclude this theme with this column. The 2020 CSLP Reads summer reading [continue reading]
Echo Mountain Review
Wolk, Lauren. Echo Mountain. Fiction. Dutton, 04/2020. 356pp. $17.99. 978-0-525-55556-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-7. Twelve-year-old Ellie has adjusted to the life changes associated with moving from town to the mountains in Maine during the Depression, but [continue reading]
Fourth of July Storytime – Revised
In celebration of Independence Day, offer a family storytime before the holiday. Have the children march around the library to replicate many of the parades featured in these stories. For a craft project, make these [continue reading]