Bemis, John Claude. Wooden Prince, The. Fiction. Out of Abaton Series, Bk. 1. Disney/Hyperion, 03/2016. 313pp. $16.99. 978-1-4847-0727-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-9. The fairytale of Pinocchio, the puppet who becomes a boy, is thrillingly twisted in [continue reading]
Professional Reading: Innovation Age Learning
Professional Reading Sakai-Miller, Sharon “Sam.” Innovation Age Learning: Empowering Students by Empowering Teachers. International Society for Technology in Education, 2016. 186p. $24.95. ISBN 978-1-56484-355-5. Although this was written for classroom teachers, youth services librarians will [continue reading]
Author Rhoda Blumberg Dies
Author Rhoda Blumberg Dies: Newbery Honor recipient Rhoda Blumberg died at home on June 6th at the age of 98. She wrote more than 25 nonfiction books for children, including Commodore Perry in the Land [continue reading]
Cat’s Colors Review
Anderson, Airlie. Cat’s Colors. Airlie Anderson, Illus. Picture Book. Child’s Play, 08/2016. [32]pp. $16.99. 978-1-84643-761-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES Toddler-1. A cat transforms a gray day into something colorful and miraculous. She collects colors from nature—a green [continue reading]
Videos and Bibliography from ACL Institute “Race Matters” Now Online
ACL INSTITUTE A BIG SUCCESS: On Friday, June 3, 2016, ACL held its annual Institute at the San Francisco Public Library, chaired by President Meredith Steiner. The focus on race and ethnicity in children’s literature [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary: “Keep Curious and Carry a Banana”
Martin, Justin, and Liza Charlesworth. Keep Curious and Carry a Banana: Wisdom from the World of Curious George. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016. [80p.]. $12.99. ISBN 978-0-544-65648-2. This inspirational book will make a great graduation gift [continue reading]
Infopeople Offering Storytime Course
New Infopeople Course: Storytime Fundamentals: Adding Literacy Skills and Parent Involvement to Storytime An Infopeople 4-week online course, June 21, 2016 – July 18, 2016 Storytimes have been offered at most libraries for years, but [continue reading]
Platypus Review
Whiting, Sue. Platypus. Mark Jackson, Illus. Non-fiction. Candlewick, 2016. 29pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-8098-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Marvelous mixed-media illustrations capture the life of the unusual platypus. Habitat and daily habits are described. The story of a [continue reading]