Pimentel, Annette Bay. Mountain Chef: How One Man Lost His Groceries, Changed His Plans, and Helped Cook Up the National Park Service. Rich Lo, Illus. Biography. Charlesbridge, 08/2016. 40pp. PLB $16.95. 978-1-58089-711-2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES [continue reading]
Francisco Jimenez to Receive Steinbeck Award
Francisco Jimenez to Receive Steinbeck Award “I thank Francisco Jimenez for honoring all brave children who grow up poor in America.” -Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street Educator, author, and advocate for social [continue reading]
Christian Robinson on PBS News, NPR Highlights Pura Belpre
Christian Robinson on PBS News Hour: www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/illustrator-explains-art-making-pictures-speak-children/ – Check out this clip from PBS News Hour entitled “An Illustrator Explains the Art of Making Pictures Speak to Children,” featuring award-winning picture book artist Christian Robinson. [continue reading]
Author/Illustrator Anna Dewdney Dies at age 50
Author/Illustrator Anna Dewdney Dies at Age 50: Anna Dewdney, best known for the picture book series that began with Llama Llama Red Pajama (Viking, 2005), died at age 50 from brain cancer. She began her [continue reading]
Hare and Tortoise Review
Murray, Alison. Hare and Tortoise. Alison Murray, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 05/2016. [32]pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-8721-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-K. Murray’s simple text and bright digital illustrations update the classic fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. Before [continue reading]
Free Pura Belpre` Panel Discussion in Fresno, Sept. 15, 2016
The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature and REFORMA de Fresno, the newest chapter of the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, will present a panel [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, Sept. 9th at Berkeley Central Library
ACL Meeting Friday, September 9, 2016 at the Berkeley Central Library: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, September 9, 2016, from 9am-1pm at [continue reading]
Highly Illogical Behavior Review
Whaley, John Corey. Highly Illogical Behavior. Fiction. Dial, 05/2016. 256pp. $17.99. 978-0-525-42818-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-12. Whaley (Where Things Come Back, 2012) does an exceptional job of creating an authentic character who has a mental illness [continue reading]