Sweet, Melissa. Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White. Melissa Sweet, Illus. Biography. Houghton, 10/2016. 162pp. $18.99. 978-0-544-31959-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. Two-time Caldecott Honoree Sweet seamlessly blends photography, correspondence, quotations from various articles, and [continue reading]
American Library Association Honors Ruth Gordon
At the American Library Association’s Mid-Winter Meeting in Atlanta, GA, the late Ruth Gordon was honored with a memorial resolution. Gordon was a longtime member of ACL (the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California), [continue reading]
Newbery, Caldecott, and other Youth Media Awards Announced
Press release from the Association of Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association: American Library Association announces 2017 youth media award winners ATLANTA- The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the [continue reading]
Vehicles for Babies Storytime
Vehicles 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]
Lunch Witch Knee-deep in Niceness Review
Lucke, Deb. Lunch Witch Knee-deep in Niceness. Deb Lucke, Illus. Graphic Novel. Papercutz, 10/2016. 165pp. PB $14.99. 978-1-62991-503-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Grunhilda Blackheart—full-time witch and part-time school cafeteria cook—has a problem: her mostly black and [continue reading]
Word of Mouse Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for Word of Mouse by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein, illus. by Joe Sutphin. Avi. Poppy series. Bearn, Emily. Tumtum & Nutmeg series. Cleary, Beverly. The Mouse and the Motorcycle series. Deedy, Carmen Agra. [continue reading]
San Francisco Public Library Lauded for Diverse Books Efforts
Congratulations to Meredith Steiner, featured in the photo and article in the San Francisco Chronicle, for the efforts to include more diverse books in programming and in the collection of the San Francisco Public Library. [continue reading]
Author/Illustrator Paul Goble Dies
Caldecott Medalist Paul Goble Dies: Paul Goble, best-known for his picture books and illustrated folklore on Native American culture, died on January 5, 2017 at age 83 from Parkinson’s disease. Originally from England, Goble lived [continue reading]