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]
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]
Golden Thread: A Song for Pete Seeger Review
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]