Gratz, Alan. Refugee. Fiction. Scholastic, 07/2017. 338pp. $16.99. 978-0-545-88083-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-10. This powerful novel details the plight of three young refugees—Josef, fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939, Isabel, leaving Castro’s Cuba in 1994, and Mahmoud, [continue reading]
Ezra Jack Keats’ SNOWY DAY Featured on U.S. Postage
KEATS’ SNOWY DAY FEATURED ON U.S. POSTAGE: Four new “Forever” stamps will be issued Oct. 4, 2017 by the U.S. Postal Service, featuring the character of Peter from Ezra Jack Keats’ Caldecott Medal-winning picture book [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary: Flap Books
OUT OF THE ORDINARY Clarke, Jane. I Saw Anaconda: A Cumulative Lift-the-Flap Story. Nosy Crow,/Candlewick, 2017. [16p.]. $14.99. 978-0-7636-9336-7. In a cumulative story similar to the classic song “I Know an Old Lady Who [continue reading]
Jelly Bean Tree Review
Yuly, Toni. Jelly Bean Tree, The. Toni Yuly, Illus. Picture Book. Feiwel, 06/2017. 40pp. $17.99. 978-1-250-09406-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-K. Jelly Bean is a blue giraffe who loves napping among tall trees with her head resting [continue reading]
Personal Names Storytime
Personal Names (revised) A storytime on children’s names can be a great way for the storyteller to learn everyone’s names. For an activity, make nametags: www.seussville.com/activities/Seuss_BTSEduKit_Badges_WEB.pdf . Include lots of songs that describe names, including [continue reading]
Gary Soto to Speak at San Francisco Main Library Sept. 26th
Little Monsters Review
Thomas, Kara. Little Monsters. Fiction. Delacorte, 07/2017. 324pp. $17.99. 978-0-553-52149-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-12. Kara Thomas’s (The Darkest Corners, 2016) second psychological mystery is a thrillingly menacing and atmospheric chiller in which none of the characters [continue reading]
Farms for Babies Storytime
Farms 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]