Talking With Kids About Race – Nurturing Justice: A Workshop for Parents, Caregivers, and Educators of Children 2-10 years old – Free! When: Saturday, January 27, 2018, 2:00-5:00p Where: San Francisco Main Library 100 Larkin [continue reading]
Walter Awards Announced
Walter Award Announced: The We Need Diverse Books Walter Awards Judging Committee has selected the winners and honorees for the third annual Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature. This year’s awards comprise of [continue reading]
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library Review
Weatherford, Carole Boston. Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library. Eric Velasquez, Illus. Biography. Candlewick, 09/2017. 44pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-8046-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. This lushly illustrated biography of African American historian Arturo Schomburg is constructed as [continue reading]
ACL Meeting on Friday, Jan. 12 in Oakland
ACL Meeting Friday, January 12, 2018: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, January 12, 2018, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Jacqueline Woodson Named Literature Ambassador
Jacqueline Woodson Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature: Jacqueline Woodson has been named the 6th National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress. She takes over for the previous Ambassador, Gene [continue reading]
Pop-up, Toy, and Flap Books
Pop-up, Toy, and Flap Books Billet, Marion. Noisy Farm: My First Sound Book. Scholastic, 07/2017. [14p.] $9.99. 978-1-338-13220-5. Originally published in France, the charming cartoon illustrations show six different farm animals; press the small metallic [continue reading]
Diversity of Life on Earth Review
Davies, Nicola. Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth. Emily Sutton, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 11/2017. [40]pp. $15.99. 978-0-7636-9483-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. The author/illustrator duo behind Tiny Creatures: The Microbes of the World (2014) have [continue reading]
Baths for Babies Storytime
Baths 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]