Custodians (Community Helpers) National Custodial Workers Recognition Day is the first week of October, but any day is great for acknowledging our custodians! For an art project, make the custodians a poster recognizing their contribution [continue reading]
Planting Stories Review
Denise, Anika Aldamuy. Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré. Paola Escobar, Illus. Biog. HarperCollins, 01/2019. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-274868-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. This picture book biography of noted librarian Pura Belpré begins [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, June 14, 2019
ACL Meeting Friday, June 14, 2019: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, June 14, 2019, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
2019 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards Announced
2019 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards Announced The Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards were announced on May 29, 2019. The awards were first presented in 1967; this year’s eligible books were published between [continue reading]
On the Come Up Review
Thomas, Angie. On the Come Up. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 02/2019. 447pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-249856-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-12. Thomas takes an incisive and nuanced look at perceptions and personas of black teens in this stunning follow-up [continue reading]
Board Book Round-up, Part III
Board Book Round-up, Part III Board Book Adapted from Picture Books Atinuke. Baby Goes to Market. Illus. by Angela Brooksbank. 2017/2019. Candlewick. [26p.] $8.99. 978-1-5362-0552-7. Set in Nigeria, baby accompanies mama to the market [continue reading]
Author Judith Kerr Dies
Author Judith Kerr Dies: Author of more than 30 books, Judith Kerr has died at age 95. She came to England in 1936 as a refugee from the Nazis. Her books include When Hitler Stole [continue reading]
2019 South Asia Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
2 2019 Award Winners The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of Art by Barb Rosenstock; illustrated by Claire A. Nivola (Candlewick Press, 2018). In 1947, Nek Chand began building [continue reading]