ACL Meeting Friday, July 12, 2019: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, July 12, 2019, from 9am–Noon at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Pop-up, Toy, and Flap Books
Board Books with Flaps Orodan, Mike. Peek-a-Baby Ocean. Chronicle, 03/2019. [14p.] $9.99. 978-1-4521-6646-9. Orodan, Mike. Peek-a-Baby Farm. Chronicle, 03/2019. [14p.] $9.99. 978-1-4521-6645-2. In this new series, young children can lift the large flaps to [continue reading]
Because Review
Willems, Mo. Because. Amber Ren, Illus. Picture Book. Hyperion, 03/2019. [40]pp. $17.99. 978-1-368-01901-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. A causal chain of contributors demonstrates the skill, collaboration, and community support required to stage a modern orchestral concert [continue reading]
Eventown Review
Haydu, Corey Ann. Eventown. Fiction. K. Tegen/HarperCollins, 02/2019. 328pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-268980-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. Something sad has happened in Elodee’s family, but no one wants to talk about it. The good news is they are [continue reading]
New Kid Read-Alikes
Readalikes for New Kid by Jerry Craft Bell, Cece. El Deafo. Brooks, Molly. Sanity & Tallulah. Brosgol, Vera. Be Prepared. Chanani, Nidhi. Pashmina. Chmakova, Svetlana. Awkward. Draper, Sharon M. Blended. English, Karen. It All [continue reading]
Fathers for Babies Storytime
Fathers for Babies Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. A baby-toddler storytime can be [continue reading]
Mothers for Babies Storytime
Mothers for Babies Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. A baby-toddler storytime can be [continue reading]
Beware of the Crocodile Review
Jenkins, Martin. Beware of the Crocodile. Satoshi Kitamura, Illus. Non-fic. Candlewick, 03/2019. 29pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-7538-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. The opening scene of a toothy, open-mouthed crocodile grabs attention and doesn’t let go until the index [continue reading]