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ACL Meeting this Friday, August 10 in Oakland

ACL Meeting Friday, August 10, 2018: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members!  Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, August 10, 2018, from 9am–Noon at the Oakland Main Library.  We [continue reading]

Published on Aug 6, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: ACL Events, Professional Development

Storytime

Pirates Storytime

Pirates (revised)  Even preschoolers can enjoy “Talk Like a Pirate Day” in September with a Pirate-themed storytime. For a craft project, make paper plate pirate masks, as seen here:  www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/pirates/mplatepirate.htm . Freedman, Claire. Pirates Love [continue reading]

Published on Aug 5, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: People, Special Days
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool

Review

Julian Is a Mermaid Review

Love, Jessica. Julián Is a Mermaid.  Jessica Love, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 04/2018. [36]pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-9045-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2.  As Julián and his abuela head back home on the subway after their weekly swim at [continue reading]

Published on Aug 1, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck

Storytime

Beach Party Storytime

Beach Party (revised)  A beach party-themed storytime is great for the end of summer, but you can hold this type of story anytime!  Read about the beach and toss around a beach ball. For a [continue reading]

Published on Jul 30, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Special Days
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool

Storytime

Sun for Babies Storytime

Sun 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 [continue reading]

Published on Jul 27, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Science
Storytime Ages: Baby

Review

Jabberwalking Review

Herrera, Juan Felipe. Jabberwalking. Poetry. Candlewick, 03/2018. 137pp. $22.99. 978-1-5362-0140-6. PB $14.99. 978-0-7636-9264-3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 5-ADULT.  Lewis Carroll composed the joyously nonsensical poem “Jab­berwocky.” Now, former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Her­rera calls on [continue reading]

Published on Jul 25, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck

Nonfiction Pop-up, Toy, and Flap Books

Nonfiction Pop-up, Toy, and Flap Books  Baker, Kate. Walk This Wild World. Candlewick, 05/2018.  [24p.] $18.99, 978-0-7636-9899-7.  Grades K-5.      Beginning in the Arctic tundra, this celebration of the world’s habitats features a brief four-line rhyme [continue reading]

Published on Jul 23, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Updates
Tags: Pop-up books

Reissues – Arthur Yorinks’ “Company” series

REISSUES Yorinks, Arthur. Company’s Coming. Illus. by David Small. Disney/Hyperion, 04/2018. [32p.] $16.99. 978-136800404-6. Yorinks, Arthur. Company’s Going. Illus. by David Small. Disney/Hyperion, 04/2018. [32p.] $16.99. 978-136800405-3. Originally released in 1988, Company’s Coming is the [continue reading]

Published on Jul 20, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Updates
Tags: Reissues
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