Meloy, Colin. Golden Thread, The: A Song for Pete Seeger. Nikki McClure, Illus. Biography. Balzer & Bray, 04/2018. [48]pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-236825-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Author and musician Colin Meloy (The Wildwood Chronicles) and illustrator Nikki [continue reading]
DIY: Talk Like a Pirate Day!
DO IT YOURSELF PROGRAMMING: Talk Like a Pirate Day! September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which has been celebrated since 2002 and makes for a fun library program theme. Many libraries enjoy [continue reading]
Ghost Read-Alikes
Ghost by Jason Reynolds Alexander, Kwame. Rebound. Aronson, Marc. Pick-up Game: A Full Day of Full Court. Booth, Coe. Kinda Like Brothers. Clement, Andrew. The Jacket. Deans, Sis Boulos. Racing the Past. DeGross, Monalisa. Donovan’s [continue reading]
I Am Enough Review
Byers, Grace. I Am Enough, Keturah A. Bobo, Illus. Picture Book. Balzer & Bray/HarperCollins, 2018. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-266712-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-1. In an inspiring and uplifting book that provides positive affirmation of the value of every [continue reading]
ACL Meeting this Friday, July 13 in Oakland
ACL Meeting Friday, July 13, 2018: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, July 13, 2018, from 9am–Noon at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Tragic Tales for Primary Grades
Tragic Tales for Primary Grades Beaty, Daniel. Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me. Bee, William. Beware of the Frog. Brisson, Pat. I Remember Miss Perry. Brown, Margaret Wise. The Dead Bird. Bunting, Eve. Smoky [continue reading]
Alcatraz Escape Review
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss. Alcatraz Escape, The. Sarah Watts, Illus. Fiction. Book Scavenger Series; bk. 3. Christy Ottaviano/H. Holt, 05/2018. 262pp. $16.99. 978-1-62779-963-8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-7. As a promotion for the reopening of Hollister’s bookstore [continue reading]
Orchestras Storytime
Orchestras LIBRARIES ROCK! is the 2018 summer theme for the Cooperative Summer Library Program: www.cslpreads.org/ . For libraries using this music-themed summer reading/learning program, we have offered sound and music storytime outlines for the past [continue reading]