Schmidt, Gary D. Orbiting Jupiter. Fiction. Clarion/Houghton, 10/2015. 183pp. $17.99. 978-0-544-46222-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-9. Their son Jack’s narrative begins when a rural farm family takes in foster son Joseph, a 13-year-old who has a record [continue reading]
New Pop-up Books
New Pop-Up Books: Braun, Sebastien. Jingle! Jingle! Can You Say It, Too? Nosy Crow, 2015. 10p. $8.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-8002-2. In this simple board book with flaps, the text in each spread asks a question, such [continue reading]
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
Wallmark, Laurie. Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine. April Chu, Illus. Biog. Creston, 10/2015. [40]pp. $17.99. 978-1-939547-20-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-5. Dramatic full-color pencil drawings that look like paintings combine with a concise, factual text [continue reading]
Meet Author Matilde Hollander
Meet a Local Author – “Where we can get to know California authors and illustrators of books for children and teens.” Author Matilde Hollander was kind enough to do an interview by email. Hollander, Matilde. [continue reading]
New ACL BayNews Posted
New ACL BayNews Posted: The December 2015 BayNews (the newsletter for the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California) is now available on our website: http://www.bayviews.org. You will find reviews of the latest Pop-up books, [continue reading]
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Programs
Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas – 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten This month’s column is somewhat out of the ordinary; usually we offer outlines of craft and game programs based on a theme. But this month, we want [continue reading]
Booklist’s Best, Author Peter Dickinson Dies, Reissues and New Editions
Booklist’s Best Books for Youth: Booklist magazine has named its best books for young people for 2015: www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Books-for-Youth-2015/pid=7944842 Author Peter Dickinson Dies: British author Peter Dickinson has died at age 88. Known for his many [continue reading]
Goosebumps Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES for the “Goosebumps” series by R.L. Stine Avi. Something Upstairs. Baptiste, Tracey. The Jumbies. Bolger, Kevin. Zombiekins. Bracegirdle, P.J. The Joy of Spooking series. Carman, Patrick. Skeleton Creek series. Cascone, Annette and Gina. Deadtime [continue reading]