Grammy Nominees for Best Children’s Album: Bay Area resident José-Luis Orozco was among the nominees for the upcoming Grammy Awards, in the category of Best Children’s Album. The awards will be announced on February 15, [continue reading]
Review of the Week: Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed
Newman, Lesléa. Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed. Amy Bates, Illus. Pic. Bk. Candlewick, 09/2015. [40]pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-6555-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Ketzel the kitten becomes a celebrated composer when his owner, Moshe, submits his work to [continue reading]
NY Times Names Best, ACL Meeting Reminder
New York Times Names Notable Children’s Books: The New York Times announced its list of Notable Children’s Books for 2015 – www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/books/review/notable-childrens-books-of-2015.html?emc=edit_bk_20151204&nl=bookreview&nlid=28260921&ref=headline&_r=0 ACL Meeting Friday, December 11, 2015: Just a quick reminder for our [continue reading]
Best Multicultural Books, William C. Morris Finalists, YALSA Nonfiction, Anniversary of “Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey”
The Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (www.CSMCL.org) has named its best books for 2015: www.pinterest.com/csmcl/best-multicultural-books-of-2015/ . YALSA Nonfiction Nominees: YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association, has nominated five books for its [continue reading]
Shapes Storytime Ideas (2015)
If your library includes Kindergarten Readiness as a goal, then an important concept to cover is shapes. Plus shapes make a fun storytime! Look here for great shape-related craft ideas. App: Lumikids Park, Lumosity/Lumos Labs, Inc. [continue reading]
The Nest Review
Oppel, Kenneth. Nest, The . Jon Klassen, Illus. Fiction. Simon & Schuster, 10/2015. 244p. $16.99. 978-1-4814-3232-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. His parents spend most of their time caring for their seriously ill infant, so Steven must [continue reading]
Body Parts Storytime Ideas (2015)
Naming the parts of the body is an important kindergarten concept, which is easy to add to storytime with the books listed below as well as the songs Head and Shoulders, Where Is Thumbkin?, and [continue reading]
Dory and the Real True Friend
Hanlon, Abby. Dory and the Real True Friend . Abby Hanlon, Illus. Fiction. Dory Fantasmagory Series, Bk. 2. Dial, 10/2015. 153p. $14.99. 978-0-525-42866-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-3. Dory and Mary (her monster) and her fairy godmother [continue reading]