ACL Meeting Friday, May 10, 2019: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, May 10, 2019, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
New Kid Review
Craft, Jerry. New Kid. Jerry Craft, Illus. Graphic. HarperCollins, 02/2019. 250pp. $21.99. 978-0-06-269120-0, PB $12.99. 978-0-06-269119-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Jordan begins seventh grade at an elite school, which is very different from his local school [continue reading]
Bake Like a Pro! Review
Koch, Falynn. Bake Like a Pro!. Falynn Koch, Illus. Graphic novel. Maker Comics Series. First Second, 02/2019. 128pp. PB $12.99. 978-1-250-15006-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. A new line of instructional comics focused on the maker movement, [continue reading]
Bugs for Babies Storytime
Bugs 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]
Lovely War Review
Berry, Julie. Lovely War. Fiction. Viking, 03/2019. 512pp. $18.99. 978-0-451-46993-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-12. A gorgeous and lush YA romance set during WW I is framed by a quarrel between the Greek gods representing the novel’s [continue reading]
The Way You Make Me Feel Named Beatty Award Winner
The Way You Make Me Feel Named 2019 Beatty Award Recipient: Maurene Goo’s YA novel The Way You Make Me Feel (FSG, 2018) has been chosen to receive the 2019 John and Patricia Beatty Award [continue reading]
Hush, Little Bunny Review
Stein, David Ezra. Hush, Little Bunny. David Ezra Stein, Illus. Picture Book. Balzer & Bray, 01/2019. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-284522-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES TOD-K. In this original rhyme inspired by the lullaby “Hush, Little Baby,” papa [continue reading]
Free Webinar “New Books for Storytime” – Tues. April 23rd
Infopeople offers a free webinar on “New Books for Storytime,” scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Noon: https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?id=834&reset=1 Presenter Penny Peck will describe books published in 2018 and 2019 that are perfect for storytime, [continue reading]