Kleber, Dori. More-igami. Brian Karas, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 05/2016. [32]pp. $15.99. 978-0-7636-6819-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Joey, who appears to be African American, learns about origami from a classmate’s mom when Mrs. Takimoto demonstrates how [continue reading]
Hosting a Mock Newbery
Would you like to host a Mock Newbery discussion with students at your library? Check out this wonderful article by ACL members Mary Ann Scheuer and Armin Arethna: www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2016/08/hosting-mock-newbery-book-club/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter The article has many helpful details [continue reading]
Reminder: ACL Meeting on Friday, August 12, 2016
ACL Meeting Friday, August 12, 2016: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, August 12, 2016, from 9am–Noon at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Professional Reading: Megan Dowd Lambert’s Reading Picture Books with Children
Professional Reading Lambert, Megan Dowd. Reading Picture Books with Children: How to Shake Up Storytime and Get Kids Talking About What They See. Charlesbridge, 2015. 152p. $21.95. ISBN 978-1-58089-662-7. The Whole Book Approach, which involves [continue reading]
Our Food: A Healthy Serving of Science and Poems Review
Lin, Grace and Ranida T. McKneally. Our Food: A Healthy Serving of Science and Poems. Grace Zong, Illus. Non-fiction. Charlesbridge, 06/2016. $16.95. 978-1-58089-590-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-4. In this cheerfully informative book, each spread has a [continue reading]
New Pop-up and Toy Books
Pop-up and Toy Books Anon. Peppa Pig and the Year of Family Fun. Candlewick, 2016. [10p.]. $17.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-8739-7. The Pig family demonstrates common activities of the four seasons, including gardening, swimming, kite-flying, and [continue reading]
Hour of the Bees Review
Eagar, Lindsay. Hour of the Bees. Fiction. Candlewick, 03/2016. 368pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-7922-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-9. The story follows 12-year-old Carol as she and her family spend one long, hot, transformative summer together on the family [continue reading]
A Tribute to Ruth Gordon, aka “Big Grandma”
A Tribute to Ruth Gordon Ruth Gordon, a longtime member of the Association of Children’s Librarian’s of Northern California, died on July 18, 2016 at her home in Cloverdale, CA after a brief illness. Known [continue reading]