Pham, LeUyen. Itchy Book. LeUyen Pham, Illus. Easy Reader. Elephant and Piggie Like Reading Series; bk. 5. Hyperion, 05/2018. [64]pp. $9.99. 978-1-368-00564-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-2. There is nothing that makes a person more itchy than [continue reading]
Mail Carriers (revised)
Mail Carriers (revised) The person that brings the mail is one of the community helpers every child sees on a regular basis. Enjoy stories of these workers, and make a fun craft out of recycled [continue reading]
Rad Girls Can Review
Schatz, Kate. Rad Girls Can: Stories of Bold, Brave, and Brilliant Young Women. Miriam Klein Stahl, Illus. Non-fiction. Ten Speed, 07/2018. 112pp. $16.99. 978-0-399-58110-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-12. In the third book from this Bay Area [continue reading]
Soup Storytime
Soup As the weather grows colder in late autumn, focus a storytime on soup as a way to help children learn about cooking and eating vegetables. Be sure to sing the alphabet song and talk [continue reading]
Hurricane Child Review
Callender, Kheryn. Hurricane Child. Fiction. Scholastic, 03/2018. 214pp. $17.99. 978-1-338-12930-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. Hurricane Child portrays the complex and unique landscape of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the ever-relatable challenges of middle school bullies and [continue reading]
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Read-Alikes
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han Adler, Dahlia. Under the Lights. Albertalli, Becky. Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Bandeira, Isabel. Bookishly Ever After. Buxbaum, Julie. Tell Me Three Things. [continue reading]
National Book Award Longlist Announced
National Book Award Longlist Announced: The Longlist for Young People’s Literature for the 2018 National Book Award has been announced, naming ten books for children or teens that are the finalists for the award. Two [continue reading]
Boots on the Ground Review
Partridge, Elizabeth. Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam. Non-fiction. Viking, 04/2018. 214pp. $22.99. 978-0-670-78506-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. Six men and two women recount their personal experiences in this history of the war in [continue reading]