Hi all- Even though the December meeting has been cancelled, some ACL members are planning to hold a copy editing session this Friday, so that we can still get the December BayViews published and sent [continue reading]
A Different Pond Review
Phi, Bao. Different Pond, A. Thi Bui, Illus. Picture Book. Capstone, 08/2017. [32]pp. $15.95, 978-1-62370-803-0, PLB $23.32, 978-1-4795-9746-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. A boy describes a pre-dawn fishing trip with his father, who goes out before [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Cancelled for December; Next Meeting on January 12th
Message from our President Melissa Morwood: After much discussion, the ACL Board has decided it would be too difficult to try to hold a December meeting in the next few weeks, so we will next [continue reading]
Her Right Foot Review
Eggers, Dave. Her Right Foot. Shawn Harris, Illus. Non-fiction. Chronicle, 09/2017. 104pp. $19.99. 978-1-4521-6281-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Full of random trivia, Eggers (This Bridge Will Not Be Gray, McSweeney, 2015) maintains the same flip tone [continue reading]
December 8th ACL Meeting Cancelled Due to Strike
The ACL meeting scheduled for Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 has been cancelled due to the strike by Oakland employees (including library staff), and closure of the library. Even though an alternate venue was available, the [continue reading]
Genuine Fraud Review
Lockhart, E. Genuine Fraud. Fiction. Delacorte, 09/2017. 272pp. $18.99, 978-0-385-74477-5. PLB $21.99, 978-0-375-99184-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-12. Jule West Williams is the enigma at the heart of this riveting thriller which opens with the police tracking [continue reading]
Food for Babies Storytime
Food 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]
Outer Space Storytime (revised)
Outer Space (revised) A storytime on Outer Space is a wonderful opportunity to include some simple science in your storytime. Make these easy Sun paper plate crafts. Also see our previous version of an Outer [continue reading]