DO IT YOURSELF PROGRAMMING “Captain Underpants” Movie Showing and Activities The film adaptation of “Captain Underpants” was released in theaters this summer to positive reviews. When it comes out on DVD, hold a “Captain Underpants” [continue reading]
Karl, Get Out of the Garden! Review
Sanchez, Anita. Karl, Get Out of the Garden! Carolus Linnaeus and the Naming of Everything. Catherine Stock, Illus. Non-fiction. Charlesbridge, 2017. 48pp. PLB $17.99. 978-1-58089-606-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-5. Lush illustrations by Catherine Stock, in pen-and-ink [continue reading]
Captain Underpants Read-Alikes
Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey Amato, Mary. “Riot Brothers” series. Applegate, Katherine. “Roscoe Riley Rules” series. Benton, Jim. “Victor Shmud, Total Expert” series. Boniface, William. “Ordinary Boy” series. Bruel, Nick. “Bad Kitty” series. [continue reading]
Free Online Conference on Makerspaces – Register Now for Oct. 11, 2017 Event
Event: Web Conference Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 Time: 12 – 3 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time Location: Online Cost: Free Summer may be conference season, but we have one more conference coming up in the [continue reading]
Jabari Jumps Review
Cornwall, Gaia. Jabari Jumps. Gaia Cornwall, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 05/2017. [32]pp. $15.99. 978-0-7636-7838-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Jabari, an African American boy, conquers his fear of jumping off the high dive with his father’s advice [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, July 14 in Oakland
ACL Meeting Friday, July 14, 2017: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, July 14, 2017, from 9am-Noon at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Amy Cheney and Matthew Lorenzo Named CLA Award Recipients
Amy Cheney Receives Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award from Calif. Library Association – Amy Cheney, librarian with Oakland Unified, was named the recipient of the Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award, given by the California Library [continue reading]
Timmy Failure: The Cat Stole My Pants Review
Pastis, Stephan. Timmy Failure: The Cat Stole My Pants. Stephan Pastis, Illus. Fiction. Timmy Failure Series; bk. 6. Candlewick, 2017. 264pp. $14.99. 978-0-7636-9733-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-6. Northern California author and cartoonist Stephan Pastis has written [continue reading]