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]
Estranged Review
Aldridge, Ethan M. Estranged. Ethan M. Aldridge, Illus. Graphic Novel. HarperCollins, 08/2018. 208 [+7]pp. $21.99, 978-0-06-265387-1, PB $12.99, 978-0-06-265386-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. In this fantasy adventure of two children switched at birth, a cruel sorceress [continue reading]
Buses Storytime
Buses The 2018 summer reading/learning program from iRead and the California Library Association is READING TAKES YOU EVERYWHERE!: www.ireadprogram.org/ and calchallenge.org/ . A great way to focus on this for toddler and preschool storytime is [continue reading]
Truth as Told by Mason Buttle Review
Connor, Leslie. Truth As Told by Mason Buttle, The. Fiction. K. Tegen/HarperCollins, 01/2018. 329pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-249143-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. Mason is the biggest, tallest, sweatiest seventh grader at Merrimack Middle School, whose best friend Benny [continue reading]
Fish for Babies Storytime
Fish 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 be [continue reading]
Board Book Round-up, Part III
This month will conclude a series of short reviews of new board books, begun in the March 2018 BayNews, and continued in the May 2018 BayNews. New Board Series Coyle, Finn. “Finn’s Fun Trucks” [continue reading]
Love, Penelope Review
Rocklin, Joanne. Love, Penelope. Lucy Knisley, Illus. Fiction. Amulet, 03/2018. 255[+7]pp. $16.99. 978-1-4197-2861-7. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 3-5. Fifth grader and Golden State Warrior fan Penelope, pictured on the cover with light skin and brown hair, keeps [continue reading]