Zoboi, Ibi. American Street. Ibi Zoboi, Illus. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 2017. 324 [+5]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-247304-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-ADULT. Fabiola Toussaint and her mother have been planning their return to Detroit from their native Haiti [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary: Unusual Books
Mercier, Julie. Giant Seek & Find, Look Inside! Auzou, 2017. [18p.]. $24.95. 978-2-7338-4684-1. Lienard, Maud. Seek and Find National Parks. Auzou, 2017. [28p.]. $14.95. 978-2-7338-4821-0. Libraries needing more “seek and find” type books, similar to [continue reading]
ACL Meeting this Friday, Sept. 8th in Oakland
ACL Meeting Friday, September 8, 2017: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, September 8, 2017, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Meet Your ACL Helfeld Scholars on Sept. 8th
ACL HELFELD SCHOLARS ACL’s newest group of Dorothy Helfeld scholars will be welcomed at our meeting on September 8, 2017. Below please see their personal introduction: Jennifer Weisberg: I have experience working with youth [continue reading]
Hello, Universe Review
Kelly, Erin Entrada. Hello, Universe. Fiction. Greenwillow, 03/2017. 313pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-241415-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. The lives of four middle schoolers converge on the first day of summer, leading to a very mean prank, new friendships, [continue reading]
Do It Yourself Programming Ideas: Dragons
DO IT YOURSELF PROGRAMMING Dragons can be a great programming theme for any time of year, and there are many dragon-themed books that can be displayed during a Dragon celebration. Whether it is a dragon [continue reading]
Birds for Babies Storytime
Birds 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]
Treasure Box Review
Wild, Margaret. Treasure Box, The. Freya Blackwood, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 04/2017. 40pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-9084-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-4. In an unknown historical time (perhaps during WW II), war forces a people to flee their homes; [continue reading]