Preschool Storytime Ideas Dragons Whether it is Chinese New Year or any time of year, Dragons are a fun theme for storytime. For a craft project, make these simple dragon puppets: www.activityvillage.co.uk/chinese-dragon-puppet . Nolan, Jerdine. [continue reading]
Fish In a Tree Read-Alikes
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt Characters with a learning disability Arnold, Elana K. A Boy Called Bat. Buyea, Rob. Because of Mr. Terupt. Byars, Betsy. The Summer of the Swans. Chambers, [continue reading]
Saturdays with Hitchcock Review
Wittlinger, Ellen. Saturdays with Hitchcock. Fiction. Charlesbridge, 10/2017. 272pp. $16.99. 978-1-58089-775-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. Maisie, nicknamed Hitchcock, and her best fried Cyrus attend classic film screenings at their local theater, where they are joined by [continue reading]
Numbers for Babies Storytime
Numbers 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]
Updates on Laurel Books, Teen Life Hacks
Laurel Books: Independent bookseller Laurel Books, often seen at the ACL Institute and other workshops for children’s librarians, has moved to a new location and is struggling to maintain their business. The new location is [continue reading]
ACL Meeting this Friday, Aug. 11 at Oakland Main Library
ACL Meeting Friday, August 11, 2017: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, August 11, 2017, from 9am–1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Daddy Played the Blues Review
Garland, Michael. Daddy Played the Blues . Michael Garland, Illus. Picture Book. Tilbury House, 08/2017. [48]pp. $17.95. 978-0-88448-588-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-3. Six-year-old Cassie squeezes into the backseat of her family’s old jalopy, holding Daddy’s [continue reading]
Foxes Storytime (revised)
Foxes are a great animal to focus on at storytime since there are so many great stories featuring them! For a craft, make this fox finger puppet: www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mfox.htm Alborough, Jez. Six Little Chicks. Can five [continue reading]