Vietnam Many of our communities have residents whose families originally came from Vietnam. For a craft project, make a craft celebrating elephants, such as this mask: www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mplate-elephant.htm or this puppet: www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mbagelephant.htm . Brereton, Libby. Raven [continue reading]
Hazel’s Theory of Evolution Review
Bigelow, Lisa Jenn. Hazel’s Theory of Evolution. Fiction. HarperCollins, 10/2019. 325[+4]pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-279117-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Hazel Brownlee-Wellington is spending her eighth grade year in a new school, trying to survive until high school—when she’ll [continue reading]
Brazil Storytime
Brazil Over the next several months, we will be updating our Storytime themes on various countries around the world. The 2020 CLSP Reads summer reading theme “Imagine Your Story” will focus on fairy tales and [continue reading]
Italy Storytime
Italy Many of our communities have residents whose families originally came from Italy. For a craft project, make macaroni necklaces: www.makeandtakes.com/coloring-pasta-making-necklaces. Borando, Silvia. Near, Far. Have the storytime audience call out the opposites in this [continue reading]
Spain Storytime
Spain Over the next several months, we will be updating our Storytime themes on various countries around the world. The 2020 CLSP Reads summer reading theme “Imagine Your Story” will focus on fairy tales and [continue reading]
American Indians in Children’s Literature Names 2019 Best
AICL: 2019 Best Books – American Indians in Children’s Literature: American Indians in Children’s Literature has announced their choices for the Best Books of 2019 that feature America Indian content (listed by age group): https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2019/12/aicls-best-books-of-2019.html
Mariko Tamaki to Visit Berryessa Branch in San Jose
Graphic novelist Mariko Tamaki will be visiting the Berryessa Branch Library in San Jose next Saturday, December 14th from 2-4 p.m. In a conversation moderated by Gene Yang, she will be discussing her newest graphic [continue reading]
ACL Meeting on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 in Oakland
ACL Meeting Friday, December 13, 2019: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, from 9am–1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]