ACL Meeting Friday, December 12, 2025: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, December 12, 2025, from 9:00am-Noon, at the Oakland Public Library, 125 [continue reading]
Golden Poppy Award Nominees
Golden Poppy Award Nominees: The California Independent Booksellers Alliance announced their nominees for best books by Californians for 2025. Their goal is to “elevate California voices and recognize the unique and diverse talents within our [continue reading]
Pocket Bear Read-Alikes
Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate Applegate, Katherine. Willodeen. Argaman, Iris. Bear and Fred: a World War II Story. Cassedy, Sylvia. Behind the Attic Wall. DiCamillo, Kate. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. DiCamillo, Kate. [continue reading]
Rainbows- Revised
Rainbows- Revised Rainbows is a fun theme for storytime, combining some simple science and the concept of colors. Make one of these rainbow art projects: 25 EASY Rainbow Crafts for Preschoolers (2025) – ABCDee [continue reading]
Days of the Week – Revised
Days of the Week – Revised Fall is a good time to introduce the concept of the days of the week during preschool storytime. There are many great stories featuring the days of [continue reading]
Teacher of Nomad Land Named National Book Award Winner
Teacher of Nomad Land Named National Book Award Winner Daniel Nayeri’s Teacher of Nomad Land was named the winner of the 2025 National Book Award in the category of Young People’s Literature. Given by the [continue reading]
Growing Up Beth Review
York, Beth Ann. Growing Up Beth. Ana Latese, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2025. 85pp. Fiction. Trade $22.99. 978-1-62354-472-0. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL. Beth and her five older brothers are quite the cast of characters. Their mother is strict, [continue reading]
Recess Review
Smith, Lane. Recess. Lane Smith, Illus. Abrams, 07/2025. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-4197-7689-2. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. Sometimes children need a break from school, even when it is not time for recess, and this book [continue reading]